UP Govt signs pacts for jobs to labourers

Lucknow, May 29

The Uttar Pradesh Government on Friday signed initial agreements with various industry bodies to help in providing 11 lakh jobs to migrant labourers who have returned to the state in the wake of the pandemic.

Of this 11 lakh employment opportunities, the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Indian Industries Association (IIA) accounted for three lakh jobs each, while realtors’ body NARDECO and the Laghu Udyog Bharati attend to 2.5 lakh jobs each for migrant labourers, state MSME Minister Sidharth Nath Singh said.

All memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, whose promise to provide jobs to migrants returning to the state was fulfilled by the MSME department of the UP Government, he said.

Commenting on the signing of pacts, Adityanath said it was the “top priority” of his government to provide employment to workers according to their ability, at the local level.

“Skill-mapping of every worker, returning from other states, is being done by the Skill Development and Revenue Department,” he said, noting that small scale industries are the biggest means to provide employment to workers in the state.

“The government is committed to providing employment to all,” the Chief Minister said. — PTI