JAMMU, FEBRUARY 12: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today inaugurated the Mega Job Fair-2023, organised by Labour and Employment Department at Convention Centre here.
Notably, more than 4000 candidates participated in the Mega Job Fair and around 60 reputed organisations and companies projected jobs openings of around 1911 and about 1000 candidates were shortlisted and a total of 200 candidates were selected on spot.
The Job Fair witnessed a large participation of job seekers in which more than 60 local and national level employers participated besides the several government deartments also installed their stalls and gave awareness among job seekers regarding various self-employment schemes.
During the interaction, the Advisor highlighted that this Job Fair is a mega platform for both employers and job seekers as it will provide avenues for both of them as per their requirements and bring them face to face He added that this fair is also a platform to ascertain the potential of youth and how that potential can be optimised for their future prospects.
Advisor Bhatnagar further stated that as per the Industrial Policy, the UT of J&K is going to have a huge investment particularly in the Infrastructure development sector which will make the UT of J&K a ‘Land of Opportunities’ and ‘Sunrise Region of the Country’ and therefore the and emphasised that the Youth of J&K should grab this great opportunity by participating in such type of Job Fairs.
Acknowledging the suggestions of the participants, the Advisor asked them to take students for internship and apprenticeship programmes in their respective companies so that they get on the job training and experience on the same besides an interest for the job will also be created among them.
The Advisor further highlighted that the present LG led Administration is pushing also for the Self Employment across Jammu and Kashmir as lots of scheme in different sectors have been initiated by the government for creating employability avenues for the youth. He added that under the Back to Village (B2V) and My Town My Pride (MTMP) programme, the Administration has identified around 80,000 youth from all districts who will be skilled in different fields.
Speaking during the interaction, Commissioner Secretary Labour and Employment, Sarita Chauhan highlighted the activities of the department and objectives of organizing such kind of events across the UT and expressed that the sole aim of the department is to bridge the gap between the job seekers and employers and provide platform for their mutual interaction.
Director Employment, J&K, Nisar Ahmad Wani, while presenting the vote of thanks, expressed gratitude to all the participants especially the employers and representatives of different Industrial Associations for making this fair a grand affair.
Among others, Labour Commissioner J&K, Abdul Rashid War; representatives of different companies and associations like Hoteliers Association Katra, Hoteliers Association Patnitop, Narayana Hospital Katra, Bombay Stock Exchange, Industrial Association Samba, Bari Brahmna Industries, Chenab Textile Mill, J&K, Paramedical Council and others were also present on the occasion.
