Unemployed youths will get the benefits of Career Madai (career mela) organised under the State Government’s ‘Rajya Saksham Kaushal Vikas Yojana.’ In the career mela, organised at the Bastar High School of Jagdalpur block, detailed information regarding different opportunities related to employment has been provided.
Krishna Kashyap, Jyoti Sahni and Khageshwari Sahu from Gandhi Nagar ward of Jagdalpur, who attended the Career Madai that provided a platform to select the opportunity of employment and self-employment, without any hesitation said, Now, there is no such work that the girls could not do. If they get proper opportunity and resources, they would be self-reliant. Many women from our country like Indira Gandhi, Sarojini Naidu and Kalpana Chawala have been the source of inspiration,” they added.
Trained in Kopa at Bastar ITI, Krishna Kashyap, got registered her name in the career mela for nursing training. Her family, including her mother works as labourer and meets both the ends. She said that she and her friends who came with her were very happy with the organization of career mela. She hoped that definitely they would get opportunity of employment.
Similarly, Ankush Kumar of Shanti Nagar Ward Jagdalpur, working as government servant at Bastar Health Centre, got registered his name for training in electronics and driver. He considers that this new effort the government would bring colours very soon. large number of unemployed youths are registering their names in the career mela.
Rahul Jurri, a resident of Avantika Colony Jagdalpur, who used to distribute newspapers, has been searching for employment opportunity. Rahul got his name registered in the career mela for training in mobile repairing and electronics. He thinks that after getting training in electronics, he may get job in NMDC.
About 7,300 youths have registered their names in the career mela for skill development. Bastar MP Dinesh Kashyap, who was the chief guest of the function, said that the youths in Bastar have unlimited energy. Need of the hour is to give direction to this energy. The block-wise career madai being organised through the Chhattisgarh State Skill Development Authority under the guidance of the collector, is not only praiseworthy, but also gives ample opportunity to the youths to select their future, he added.
Mayor Kiran Dev, district panchayat president lachchuram Kashyap, ex-MlA Dr Subhau Kashyap, Bastar collector Ankit Anand were present on the occasion. District panchayat CEO Kl Chouhan proposed the vote of thanks.