labour minister Swami Prasad Maurya said that the state government would provide employment to 70 lakh youths in the coming five years. He was addressing newsmen about the achievement of labour department in the last one year.
Maurya said that the BJP government has reduced registration and renewal fee from Rs 50 to Rs 20 and also arranged for scholarships to better the education of children of labourers. “Our government has taken ample steps to improve the lives of labourers, registered with the labour department. Besides, a financial help of Rs 1 lakh each was being given to landless labourers living in kachha house to construct their own pucca houses,” he said.
Maurya said that the government was giving a financial assistance of Rs 65,000 to labourers to marry their daughters. “The department organized mass marriage of 117 couples in Allahabad taking inspiration from Chief Minister Yogi Aditaynath, who is always kind to poor people,” he said.
Maurya pointed out that 33 lakh unemployed youths will be given job through the Bundelkhand Defense Corridor which will become operations in future.
“Besides the state government will announce the recruitment for 4 lakh unemployed youths very soon. The state government organized Employment Fete in which 61040 unemployed were selected for different jobs,” he informed.
Maurya said that the government aimed at bringing children of the labourers into the mainstream and for that a scholarship scheme has been started in which each pursing education in medical, engineering courses will also be provided Rs 5000 and Rs 3,000 as scholarship.
“A scholarship of Rs 100 each to those studying in class 1 to class 5, Rs 150 each to those studying in class 5 to class 8, Rs 200, each to those studying in class 8 to class 10, Rs 250 each to those studying in class 10 to class 12 and Rs 500 each to those pursuing their graduation,” he said.
Maurya informed that the government has freed medium and small industries from Factory Act and Contractual labour Act. The minister expressed concern over child and bonded labour and said that the government was serious about their rehabilitation.