Haryana sets target to provide jobs to 2l youth

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Haryana Government has set a target to provide employment opportunities to two lakh youth of the state and for this, new schemes are being prepared, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Rakesh Gupta said here.

Presiding over a meeting with all deputy commissioners of the state through video conferencing to review the progress of various schemes being implemented in all districts of the state, he said  efforts of Haryana in the field of skill development have earned recognition at the national level. The State Government is committed to provide maximum employment opportunities to the youth in the state. Apprenticeship opportunities in government departments would be provided to those youth who are pursuing vocational courses through the ITIs in the state so that they could get the experience of working in government departments, said Gupta.

Reviewing the Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao Programme and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Gupta directed the officers to take strict action against those found indulged in the illegal practice of sex determination.

Gupta said that for the first time, composite score indicators have been prepared for reviewing the functioning of CM Window.

With this system, the status of complaints pertaining to all districts as well as their redressal could be seen on a single screen, added he.

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