'Every skill getting respect, every youth to get

employment': Minister Kapil Dev Agarwal

'Zero Poverty': Special priority for youth and persons with

disabilities, transparent registration through QR code

Lucknow, 11 July (HS): To implement Chief Minister Yogi

Adityanath's resolve of 'Skill to every hand, employment to every skill', Uttar

Pradesh Skill Development Mission (UPSDM) is organizing massive state-level

employment fairs in 74 districts of the state on July 13 and 14 on the occasion

of World Youth Skills Day.

Kapil Dev Agarwal, Minister of State (Independent Charge)

for Vocational Education, Skill Development, and Entrepreneurship, said that in

the last nine years, the Yogi government has made skill development a new

identity for Uttar Pradesh. Today, youth trained in Uttar Pradesh's ITI and

Skill Centers are working in renowned companies in India and abroad. By

organizing employment fairs simultaneously in 74 districts on World Youth

Skills Day, we are taking a big step toward the goal of Respect for every

skill, employment for every youth.

Minister Agarwal said that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

has directed that youth from extremely poor families and persons with disabilities

identified under the Zero Poverty Campaign be given special

priority at the employment fair. The Yogi government's goal is to provide

employment to the lowest-income youth. This fair is a continuation of that

commitment.

UPSDM Mission Director Pulkit Khare stated that these job

fairs will be organized at the district level in coordination with the Chief

Development Officer (CDO) and the District Coordinator/MIS Manager of the Skill

Development Mission. All district magistrates have been instructed to select

the venue, invite private industries/companies, and prepare a list of trained

youth. Interested youth can obtain information regarding the date, time, and

location of the job fair from their district's ITI.

The Mission Director stated that any youth from Uttar

Pradesh can participate in this employment fair. Opportunities will be

available for those trained under UPSDM, DDU-GKY, and 'Project Praveen,' as

well as those who have completed formal education. Youth from the 'Zero Poverty

Campaign' will be given special priority.

Ramps, accessible transportation, and other necessary

facilities for the disabled will be ensured at all fair sites. QR codes will be

installed at fair sites to ensure transparency in registration and

arrangements. Nodal officers and adequate police force will be deployed for

security. Immediately after the successful completion of the fair, each

district will be required to send a final report of selected and appointed

youth to Mission Headquarters.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi