Congress Promises to fill 1 lac govt jobs, relax age limits in Gujarat
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- Monday, 17 September 2012 13:47
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Gujarat Global News Network, Ahmedabad
The Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee today announced that it will relax the upper age limit for government jobs upto 35 years when it comes to power in Gujarat. The announcement was a part of their Seventh Point on Youth and Employment under their “Gujarat Praja Vikas Darshan-2012”.
The Congress also promised to provide employment to youths by generation of 10 lakh new employment opportunities for youth and recruitment of 5 lakh youth under the Apprenticeship Act.
GPCC president Arjun Modhwadia along with Leader of Opposition of Gujarat Assembly Shaktisinh Gohil and Shankarsinh Vaghela, Chairman of Election Campaign Committee, made the announcement today. They also promised the up of 100 new I.T.I., allotment of 500-100 yards plots in industrial estates for setting up small industries to the youth having acquired technical and professional qualifications and grant of subsidies to them.
Gujarat Handicraft Academy’ will be constituted with a view to train young children of artisan families including Vishwakarma Samaj, engaged in tannery work, weaving work, potters, carpenters, blacksmiths, Kansara (utensil manufacturing) and weaving and knitting works and to bring value additions to their respective trades/professions by modernizing their professions and will be linked to the national-international markets. This will promise bright future of youth of families of artisans like weavers, carpenters, Prajapati, blacksmiths etc.
The Congress leaders said that Congress party will introduce new Employment Policy under which local employment upto 80% shall be made mandatory for all the industries and commercial concerns. Such policy of 80% employment to the local youth will be enforced also in case of already functioning industries including TATA.
At present, about 1 lakh vacancies i.e. 33% posts are vacant in Government service. These posts will be filled in immediately and all will be paid full salaries. Age limit will be relaxed upto 35 years in Government services.
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