Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that youth will play an important role in building Atmanirbhar Bharat and Atmanirbhar Madhya Pradesh. Employment is a major necessity today. In the last two months, five and a half lakh youths have been given an opportunity to become self-reliant through employment and financial assistance in various schemes. Against the target of connecting one lakh people with employment and giving benefit of economic upgradation has resulted in double achievement. Benefits have been successfully given to 2.5 lakh people every month. Now Employment Day will be celebrated every month. We will leave no stone unturned to ensure that our youth get employment as per their qualifications.
Chouhan was addressing the state level programme of Employment Day at Kushabhau Thackeray Auditorium on Wednesday.
Chouhan inaugurated the the programme organized on the occasion of Swami Vivekananda Jayanti, National Youth Day, by lighting a lamp in front of the picture of Swami Vivekananda. Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises Minister Om Prakash Sakhlecha, MLA Krishna Gaur and M.P. Chairman of Skill Development and Employment Generation Board Shailendra Sharma was also present.
The Chief Minister said that today on Swami Vivekananda Jayanti, inspiration should be taken from Swamiji’s statement that – ‘No task is impossible if a man is determined and makes a path.’ Swami’s real name was Narendra, predicting for India, he had said that the coming century would belong to India. Today, under the leadership of another Narendra (Prime Minister Narendra Modi), India is becoming a glorious and proud nation and is becoming recognized as a world guru. Giving the example of the success of Jamshedji Tata, Chouhan said that he became such a big industrialist by starting a small business. With strong determination, youth will definitely be successful in their field of work.
Chouhan said that efforts have been made to make Madhya Pradesh self-reliant. Concrete work has been done to benefit 5 lakh 26 thousand 510 youths in the state during the period from November 15, 2021 to January 12, 2022. Our endeavor is to provide such education, which will also provide employment. The new education policy also envisages building a prosperous India. This is evident from the provision of vocational education from Class VI. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that it is must to ensure that the youth have skills and get livelihood. The youth of Madhya Pradesh are now becoming job givers, not job seekers. In fact the youth can create new history.
Chouhan said that investment has come in the state even during the Corona period. Separate clusters are being formed for different industries including textile industry. Benefit of cheap land and other facilities is being given for setting up of new units.
Wooden artistic toys of Sehore Budhni, wallets of Bhopal, Kodo-Kutki from tribal dominated districts and other products are becoming popular. Prime Minister Shri Modi has given a call to make local products vocal. Prime Minister Shri Modi has given a call to make local product vocal.
Empowerment and economic upliftment of women
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that 12 lakh women of self-help groups were given the benefit of credit linkage of Rs two thousand crore for various economic activities in the Rural Livelihood Mission. This achievement is historic.
Filling of Backlog Posts and Selection Process for Posts in Other Departments
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan informed that the selection process is going on in the state for filling backlog posts and for appointments to new posts. Action is being taken for selection on the posts of AYUSH doctors, nursing staff, assistant, skill training officer, jail guard, deputy engineer as well as in cooperative and other departments.