Sparsh Rozgar Melas are being held under Sparsh Abhiyan at division-level in the State for providing job opportunities to disabled persons to make them self-reliant. So far, 1950 disabled persons have participated in division-level Sparsh Rozgar Melas at Bhopal and Indore. Of these, 1,333 disabled persons have been selected on various posts by industrial and commercial establishments.
Social Justice Minister Gopal Bhargava informed that as per wish of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the first Sparsh Rozgar Mela was held at Bhopal on March 20, 2013 in which 404 disabled persons got themselves registered. Through the fair, 183 disabled persons from Indore division were selected by various industrial houses.
The second Sparsh Rozgar Mela was held at Indore on May 8, 2013, which was participated by 1550 handicapped boys and girls from Indore and Ujjain divisions. At this fair, 32 prominent industrial houses of Indore, Dewas and Pithampur selected 1150 disabled candidates for various posts and gave them letters of intent for jobs. life Insurance Corporation of India and Union Ministry for labour and Employment also put up their stalls at the fair. Under the series, Sparsh Rozgar Melas will be held in
Gwalior, Jabalpur, Rewa and Sagar divisions. Commissioner Social Justice VK Batham informed that after selection, concerning industrial houses are imparting skill development training and appointing selected candidates on various posts.
The selected disabled persons include those having passed class VIII, engineering, diploma, computer and ITI degree holders. At the fairs, various companies have selected disabled persons on the posts of civil engineer, call centre executive, quality inspector, marketing associate, education associate, operation associate, lIC agent, packaging boy, salesgirl, diamond polisher, toll-tax collector, housekeeper etc. After training, they will be given salaries ranging from `3,200 to `12,000 per month.