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| Slathia counsels alternative job avenues | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 01 - Minister for Industries and Commerce, Labour and Employment, Mr. Surjit Singh Slathia has said that efforts would be made to absorb our skilled rural youth in the industrial sector and assured that various schemes on self-employment ventures would be activated to arrest the menace of unemployment in the State.
He was speaking at a public meeting at Abtal village, in Vijaypur. The Minister said that the Government is committed to identify job avenues for our youth, adding that creation of 18 new polytechnics in the uncovered districts of the State will go a long way in honing the skills of our human resource and enhance their employability in the private sector. He also assured the people that jobs for rural youth in Government sector is a top priority and efforts will be made to curb the menace of unemployment.
Asking the youth to explore the avenues in rural industry like beekeeping, mushroom cultivation, floriculture, aromatic and medicinal plants and other agro-based industries, Mr. Slathia said that all DICs (District Industries Centres) will be asked to conduct special awareness camps for the rural youth. He also asked them to benefit from Centrally-sponsored schemes falling under the MSME Development Institute of the Government of India. These schemes, he said include special incentives in the form of subsidy and tax exemptions on raw material imported and finished products exported to outside the State.
Elaborating on the issue of employment, the Minister said that the Government would also organize a special recruitment drive for border area youth in Police and paramilitary forces.
He explained that government has launched various schemes for the youth which include special incentives in the form of subsidy and tax exemptions on raw material and machinery etc and youth should come forward and take benefits of these schemes.
Addressing a largely-attended gathering, Mr. Slathia said that equitable development of all areas, including border belts, organizing of area-specific programmes for generating awareness about development schemes in vogue would be launched. He also assured that he will shortly ask for establishment of one Primary Health Centre in Abtal village as well as request for up-gradation of Middle School in the village to the level of High School. He also said that work on a Community Centre in the village would commence soon.
The Minister also addressed the West Pakistani Refugees at Vijaypur and said that their demands including special package for rehabilitation, right to Permanent Citizenship of Jammu and Kashmir, right to vote for J&K Assembly, allotment of Government land, cultivation and house building would be examined on priority by the Government. He assured that the matter would be brought to the notice of the Chief Minister, Mr. Omar Abdullah for its early settlement.
Later on the occasion of pulse polio immunization campaign today, Mr. Slathia administered pulse polio drops to children at a function organized by Chief Medical Officer, Samba at Community Health Centre, Ramgarh.
The Minister also inspected the hospital and took stock of its functioning. He issued on-the-spot instructions to the concerned authorities to undertake immediate construction of a park in the hospital premises and dismantling the old and dilapidated structure.
During his interaction with the doctors and paramedics, Mr. Slathia stressed upon them to maintain punctuality and serve the patients zealously.
Earlier, the Minister flagged off a group comprising hundreds of devotees under the leadership of Swami Rajesh Sharma (Babloo) from Arnia for annual pilgrimage to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji. The pilgrimage would be undertaken by the devotees on foot and special prayers for the peace and prosperity of State would be held at this revered shrine.
Deputations of different areas of Vijaypur constituency also called on the Minister and put forth their demands. The Minister heard to them patiently and assured them that their genuine demands would be met in a phased manner.
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