A total of 500 seats capacity had been allocated in Chhattisgarh for setting up BPOs out of 1100 sanctioned under India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS) by the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology as on February 12, 2017, the Central Government has informed.
Notably, the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), an autonomous society of MeitY has been designated as the Nodal Agency for implementation of the IBPS.
The IBPS aims to incentivize establishment of 48,300 seats in respect of BPO/ITES operations across the country(excluding Urban Agglomeration of certain cities and the States of North East Region viz. Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura distributed among each State in proportion of State’s population.
On the other hand, it may be recalled that, the Chhattisgarh Government will be hiring highly qualified system integrators for making assessment besides providing training and ensuring placement of fresh IT and ITeS graduates under the “Mukhya Mantri Yuva Swavalamban Yojana”, officials informed.
The “Mukhya Mantri Yuva Swavalamban Yojana” project is a major initiative taken by Chhattisgarh government aimed to improve placement rates of fresh college graduates of three and four year degree courses in IT and ITeS sectors.
The program envisages providing training to students in such areas of aptitude that are required to successfully navigate the selection process of IT and BPM employers and secure placement. The training will be designed with a view on the in-demand skills and abilities in contemporary employment market. The training will be delivered by leading trainers who will also make necessary arrangements for the employment opportunities for placing a minimum of 60% of the total students undergoing the training program.
Notably, Chhattisgarh has already established itself as a major educational hub with presence of premier institutions like NIT, IIM, NlU and AIIMS. It also, has many other world class educational institutions for professional programmes such as Engineering, MCA and MBA as well as in Humanities, Commerce and the Sciences, officials informed.
However, there is a gap between the number of students graduating and the number of students getting placed. There is a tangible gap between present state of aptitude and the required aptitude for getting selected in prestigious organisations, they informed.
Hence, there is a need to establish the platform which could increase the employment opportunities. It is an observed trend that most employers in IT and ITeS sector have rigorous training programmes that provide the necessary technical skills that are required to perform the jobs for which they hire. The focus, when these employers hire, is on assessing a range of abilities.