Haryana Government has decided to expand the scope of its ambitious “Saksham Yuva” scheme to also bring unemployed graduates under its ambit from April 1, 2017.
A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting presided over by Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar lal on Wednesday to review the progress of the scheme.
At present only post-graduate youth are being covered under this scheme which has a provision to give Rs 9000 per month, including Rs 3000 as unemployment allowance, to each registered unemployed post-graduate in lieu of 100 hours of work done by him.
Since the launch of the scheme for the post-graduates, 9,545 unemployed youth have got themselves registered at the portal. Out of them, 1,356 have been engaged in different departments in the state as employment opportunities are being created for the unemployed post-graduates in different fields of their choice.
The Chief Minister has directed the Principal Secretary, Employment AK Singh to start skill development programme in atleast 10 different fields at the earliest for those registered youth who are yet to be given honorary assignments under the scheme.
This would enable such youth to develop their skills by imparting them training in the field of their choice. This would also enable them to either get employment or be self employed in the field of their choice, said he.
The Chief Minister said that all departments, boards, corporations and universities would also inform the Employment Department about the vacancies to be advertised by them in future so that the department could facilitate registered youth to apply for the jobs.