Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has expressed his pleasure on the news that labour Bureau of Central Government’s Ministry of labour and Employment, New Delhi has marked Chhattisgarh as the State with lowest rate of unemployment.
In his immediate reaction to the report, the Chief Minister said that the facts and figures mentioned in the annual employment report of Centre for financial year 2012-13, are the positive and promising results of effective implementation of the employment-oriented schemes by State Government in all the districts of Chhattisgarh, over the period of last 10 years. The CM said that this report of Centre is an accurate and unbiased evaluation of Chhattisgarh Government’s works.
The annual report of Central Government’s Ministry of labour and Employment for year 2012-13 was released in New Delhi. In the report, Chhattisgarh has been marked as the State to provide maximum
employment opportunities to its people. The report also states that Chhattisgarh has the lowest rate of unemployment in the country i.e. 14 per 1,000 persons.
The CM said that in Chhattisgarh, extensive employment opportunities have been provided in the field of agriculture, energy, irrigation, education, rural development and infrastructural development over the period of last one decade.
Maximum part of population in the State is dependent on agricultural sector for livelihood. State Government’s pro-agriculture policies have resulted in significant increase of food-grains production.
Moreover, larger employment opportunities have been created through the successful implementation of food procurement policy and provision of electricity-supply for 24x7 in rural areas.
In sectors like education, health, women and child development and others, large number of women has been provided employment.
The State has also opened livelihood colleges in tribal areas to provide skill improvement training to youths in various trades, so that they may utilize their talent in a constructive way to get employment.