The State Manpower Planning Department, in compliance of the directives of Chief Minister Raman Singh and with the assistance of the district administration held a two-day Rozgar Mela, (Job fair) for the first time in the Naxal-infested Narayanpur district headquarters in Bastar.
In the fair, the Udyog Bharti (Small Industries Organisation) registered youth for getting them jobs for different vocations.
During the first day of the fair on Monday, 110 youth had registered their name for the posts of Supervisor, Security Guard and Office staff. Youth from the remotest tribal pocket of the district, Abujhmad have also shown keen interest in the fair and registered their name.
At the inaugural function of the fair, Collector Yashwant Kumar said that it is a golden opportunity for the youths of the district. Youth, taking benefit of employment of their choice, can make themselves self-reliant.
Office bearers of Chhattisgarh Udyog Bharti and entrepreneurs have been registering youth for giving then jobs in their respective enterprises and institutions.
Kumar said that it was a unique effort to provide employment to the youth of the district in various cities. A self-employment workshop for youth who are interested in establishing institutions in the district would also be organised on June 1 this year.
Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Dilraj Prabhakar said that it was a significant effort for the youth of the district. There is no obligation of educational qualification, educated and uneducated youths can register their name for employment.
He said that there is a great scope for setting up forest produce based industries and trades in the district.
The Forest Department can provide adequate assistance and impart necessary training to the interested youths to establish self-employment at local-levels in activities such as production of Dona-pattal, brooms, mushroom production and processing and Bee keeping.
Entrepreneurs and traders from Raipur, Durg and Bhilai, youths for the district and officers and employees of various departments were present at the programme.