Special

campaign for employment and self-employment of persons with disabilities to run

across the state from February 06 to 13, 2026

Persons

with disabilities trained by Skill Development Mission and ITIs will get

employment opportunities

Interested

persons with disabilities will be linked with MSME and self-employment schemes

Campaign

to be conducted at district level under chairmanship of Chief Development

Officer

Top

05 districts providing maximum employment will receive certificates of

appreciation

Lucknow,

05 Feb (HS): Under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the state

government is going to take another concrete step towards making persons with

disabilities self-reliant. The Divyangjan Rojgar Abhiyan 2.0 will

be conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission in all districts of

the state from February 06 to 13, 2026. The objective of this special campaign

is to provide employment as well as self-employment opportunities to persons

with disabilities. This initiative of the Yogi government is another strong

step towards providing a dignified livelihood, self-reliance, and social

inclusion for persons with disabilities.

Kapil

Dev Agarwal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Vocational Education,

Skill Development, and Entrepreneurship of the state, informed that under the

campaign, eligible and interested persons with disabilities trained through the

Skill Development Mission and ITIs in the last three years, who are currently

available in the districts, will be linked to employment. Additionally, other

interested persons with disabilities available at the district level will also

be able to benefit from this campaign.

During

the Divyangjan Rojgar Abhiyan, persons with disabilities will be employed

against vacancies available in industrial units and other establishments

operating in the districts. In addition, persons with disabilities will also be

linked with MSME, District Industries and Export Promotion Centers, and

self-employment schemes of other departments.

This

campaign will be conducted in every district by a committee formed under the

chairmanship of the Chief Development Officer, which will include the District

Industries and Export Promotion Center, District Divyangjan Empowerment

Officer, District Employment Assistance Officer, and District Coordinator of

the Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission. During the specified period,

employment and self-employment related activities will be organized by making

Government ITIs the center.

Pulkit

Khare, Director of the Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission, informed that

interested persons with disabilities registered on the Rojgar Sangam portal

will also be included in this campaign. They will be employed in available

vacancies through the District Employment Assistance Officer. Instructions have

been given to widely publicize the campaign at the district level so that more

and more persons with disabilities can take advantage of this opportunity and

join the mainstream of employment. Upon successful implementation of the

campaign, the District Magistrates and their teams of the top 05 districts of

the state providing the most employment and self-employment will be awarded

certificates of appreciation.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi