The State’s Labour, Employment and Training Minister Harak Singh Rawat said that employment fairs will be made more effective on the ground. Such events will not be held merely to fulfill a formality.
The status of those who were provided jobs through the employment fairs in the past year will be monitored.
Cent per cent use of the fund available for facilitation of employment will be ensured. An atmosphere conducive to employment should be developed for this, he stressed.
Chairing a meeting with departmental officials on Friday, the Minister said that of the 176 approved Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), 148 are functioning.
About 14,500 students are being provided training in these institutes. There are 65 posts of principals in these institutes while the remaining are being handled by foremen. Of the 32 posts approved by the Public Service Commission, 16 posts are vacant.
A requisition will be sent for this while DPC will be held soon for 20 of the 33 promotion posts lying vacant. The attempt will be to ensure that there is a post of principal in each ITI. This year, a target of admitting 10,000 students in the ITIs will be given.
The facilities in these institutes will be enhances and labs with equipment will be provided.
The minister also laid stress on the training of instructors. It was further stated that if an ITI is not functioning in some place, it will be facilitated in a vacant government building nearby. Additional budget will be allocated for building construction under the district plan.
The minister also directed that directorate level officials should conduct time bound and surprise inspections of ITIs from time to time and submit a report on the same.
It was further stated that the instructors will also make visits to the high schools and inter colleges in their respective areas. They will provide information about ITI, trade and employment in these educational institutions.