Haryana signs MoU to create jobs

Haryana Employment Department on Sunday signed four MoUs with G4S, Uber, Ola and Jaguar Foundation in Faridabad with an aim to increase the number of employment opportunities for drivers and security guards in the State.

The MoUs were signed in the presence of Industrial Training Minister Vipul Goel.

Partnering with Ola and Uber, Vipul Goel launched Saksham Saarthi with a view to increase the number of employment opportunities for drivers in the state. For this, Ola and Uber have agreed to expand their operations in the state, said an official spokesman.

On similar lines, Saksham Rakshak has been launched in partnership with G4S to increase the number of employment opportunities for security guards in the state. For this, G4S has agreed to expand business in Haryana, he said.

An MoU was also signed between the Mission and Jaguar Foundation to improve skilling of youth in the state. Saksham Haryana was launched in July, 2017 to achieve grade level competencies for all government school students and provide employment opportunities to at least 2 lakh youths of Haryana, the spokesman said.

As part of Saksham Haryana, the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) too has been implemented successfully in the state with over 24,000 apprentices currently engaged in various capacities, he added. 

The spokesman said that 22 private industries appointed more than 5 per cent of their manpower as apprentices which is well above the minimum of 2.5 per cent as mandated by the law.

These industries were felicitated as Saksham Saathi by the State Chief Minister and the Skills and Industrial Training Minister on March 1at an event in Gurugram, he said.