A job fair was organised by the Model Career Centre of the Vocational Rehabilitation Centre for Handicapped (VRCH), Bhubaneswar at its campus at Gandamunda here.
Nine pan-India companies participated in the placement drive. As many as 358 disabled and non-disabled jobseekers had registered for the drive.
A total of 154 jobseekers, including 27 persons with disabilities (PWDs) were shortlisted by the employers.
The jobseekers were mobilised from the National Career Service (NCS) portal. All key stakeholders like employers, jobseekers, skill providers, placement organisations and counsellors have participated in the drive.
Young professional from the Model Career Centre J Padmanav Rao coordinated the drive held under the leadership of VRCH Assistant Director (Rehabilitation) Ram Kishor Sharma.
Notably, the Ministry of labour and Employment is implementing the NCS project, which has been seen as the country’s largest employment platform.