Govt to have Channel Partner for CM Skill Dev Prog

The Chhattisgarh Government will select a Channel Partner for managing training operation under Chief Minister Skill Development Programme, officials informed.

A total of 6016 persons have been provided employment during the current financial year as on June 30 , 2018  under  Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Protshan Yojana (PMRPY) in Chhattisgarh, the Central Government has informed.

Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Protshan Yojana (PMRPY) has been initiated by the Union Ministry of Labour & Employment in the year 2016-17 for incentivizing employers by paying their entire contribution of 12% (or as admissible) towards the EPS and EPF for all sectors from April 1, 2018 to all eligible new employees and is applicable for all sectors for the three years. Till  July 25, 2018, the scheme has 61.12 lakh beneficiaries in the country.

Besides this, Government has been taking various steps to boost industrial development, capital formation and employment generation in the country like Make in India, Startup India and Ease of Doing Business initiatives.

It has initiated labour reforms to create an enabling environment to facilitate ease of doing business, ease of compliance, transparency, accountability and extending the social security coverage of the unorganised workers.

Union Ministry of Labour & Employment is also implementing National Career Service (NCS) Project for transforming the employment services in the country using technology to bring more employment opportunities to jobseekers.