Mayor Malti Rai has prepared a plan to curb rising unemployment. Under this scheme, youth will be provided with space to do small and big business.
The Mayor said that according to the vision of Prime Minister Modi, initiatives are being taken to connect more and more youth with employment.
As per this initiative new Hawkers Corner and City Shopping Center are being constructed by the Municipal Corporation.
Experienced people will be given employment in these places, so that people will be able to give jobs to other people along with business. The mayor said that this unique event is going to be organised for the first time in the country by a municipal corporation. The objective of this event is to provide employment to the urban unemployed youth.
The Mayor informed that the Municipal Corporation is building a commercial complex at seven prime locations in the city. This complex will be ready soon, where shops will be available for business. The corporation has constructed a shopping complex at Bairagarh, which will have 26 shops and 5 offices. 73 shops and 3 offices are being built at the place of Laxmi Talkies located in old Bhopal. Preparations are on to build 69 shops in Shahjehanabad and 84 at Nadra bus stand. Apart from this, preparations are also being made to set up 64 shops in Mangalwara and 248 shops in Bal Vihar.
Apart from this, a shopping complex is also being built in New Market.There is also a plan to set up a new Hawkers Corner in the city for the youth having different skills. The Mayor informed that CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has issued instructions for street vendors to build new Hawkers Corner in the city.
Under this scheme, big Hawker’s Corners will be made in all the zones of the city where street vendors will be able to work without any hassle. Apart from eliminating encroachment from the city, other people will also get employment opportunities.
The mayor told that the women of the city who wish to start their own business. Work is being done on a plan to set up a women's market for them. Under this scheme, a market will be created where only women can come for shopping and shopkeepers will also be women.