Robust plan on anvil to create jobs: Biswajit

Robust plan on anvil to create jobs: Biswajit

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL July 19

Manipur government spokesperson and works minister Thongam Biswajit said the new government led by BJP has a vision not only to create employment but also employers to solve the unemployment problem in the state.

In an exclusive interview with All India Radio, Imphal which was aired today at 8:00pm, the spokesperson said the state government has been working on a robust plan to generate employment avenues for about 1.5 lakh educated youths per annum.

He said if the employment generation goes in this pace, as many as 7.5 lakh educated youths will be given employment avenues in the coming five years. He further said the state is facing a large scale unemployment problem which has gone up to more than 8 lakh and 17 thousand job seekers as enrolled in the live register of the state employment exchange.

He said, dynamic potential of our youths could not be properly channelized in this situation and this has led to youth unrest and again the precious lives of our youths have become victims of intoxicants, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

Biswajit said the government led by N. Biren Singh has a vision to create smart and dynamic young entrepreneurs who will not only be self-employed but also employ others, making them part of the solution.

When the vision is materialized, Manipur will become youth unrest-free state and this will also save thousands of youths from spoiling their lives abusing drugs.

Elaborating the employment generation initiatives Biswajit said skill training to increase employability of our educated youths, grooming entrepreneurs under micro, small and medium enterprises(MSME) schemes keeping in tune with the flagship schemes of the NDA government at the Centre led by Narendra Modi like Make in India, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, Start up India, Stand up India etc. as well as PMEGP will be the focal points to generate employment avenues in the state.

He said Manipur State Rural Livelihood Mission alone will create employment for 10,500 people in the rural areas of the state while the National Urban Livelihood Mission will generate employment for 3000 people in the current financial year.

The department of rural development and panchayati raj as well as commerce and industries department is working a mission to generate employment for 30,000 people each.

The Manipur Food Industries Corporation Limited(MFICL) is going to provide plantation materials for medicinal plant stabia, turmeric and lemon grass to farmers for enhancing their income and under the Buy Back Arrangement, state government will buy the products from the farmers.

He said the plantation under Buy Back Arrangement will be done in 4500 acres of agricultural land benefitting 4500 farmers. He said, handloom and handicrafts industries alone will create 15,700 jobs in the current fiscal year.

Biswajit further said the thrust areas of the new government will be road connectivity and drinking water as chief minister has already announced. He said, Union government has already sanctioned Rs. 1630 Crore for 65 km long road widening and strengthening along the Imphal-Moreh road, Moreh being a gateway to South East Asia.

He said need based enhancement and improvement projects of road connectivity are very much in discussion with the chief minister and concerned engineers. He said, detailed project reports have been prepared and sent already to the Centre for approval and the proposals are reportedly under active consideration by the Centre and state government is very much hopeful of sailing through in this endeavour for a road revolution in the state whether it is national highway, state highway, major district roads as well as inter-village roads.

Regarding providing potable drinking water to every household of the state, he said it is the government’s commitment to the people to achieve the same in the first one year of its coming to power in the state.

He said, detailed project report has already been sent to the centre for approval so that the commitment is kept as a government of the people for the people.

Biswajit is also minister in-charge of information and public relations, commerce and industries, rural development and panchayati raj, power and administrative reforms.

Robust plan on anvil to create jobs: Biswajit

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL July 19

Manipur government spokesperson and works minister Thongam Biswajit said the new government led by BJP has a vision not only to create employment but also employers to solve the unemployment problem in the state.

In an exclusive interview with All India Radio, Imphal which was aired today at 8:00pm, the spokesperson said the state government has been working on a robust plan to generate employment avenues for about 1.5 lakh educated youths per annum.

He said if the employment generation goes in this pace, as many as 7.5 lakh educated youths will be given employment avenues in the coming five years. He further said the state is facing a large scale unemployment problem which has gone up to more than 8 lakh and 17 thousand job seekers as enrolled in the live register of the state employment exchange.

He said, dynamic potential of our youths could not be properly channelized in this situation and this has led to youth unrest and again the precious lives of our youths have become victims of intoxicants, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

Biswajit said the government led by N. Biren Singh has a vision to create smart and dynamic young entrepreneurs who will not only be self-employed but also employ others, making them part of the solution.

When the vision is materialized, Manipur will become youth unrest-free state and this will also save thousands of youths from spoiling their lives abusing drugs.

Elaborating the employment generation initiatives Biswajit said skill training to increase employability of our educated youths, grooming entrepreneurs under micro, small and medium enterprises(MSME) schemes keeping in tune with the flagship schemes of the NDA government at the Centre led by Narendra Modi like Make in India, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, Start up India, Stand up India etc. as well as PMEGP will be the focal points to generate employment avenues in the state.

He said Manipur State Rural Livelihood Mission alone will create employment for 10,500 people in the rural areas of the state while the National Urban Livelihood Mission will generate employment for 3000 people in the current financial year.

The department of rural development and panchayati raj as well as commerce and industries department is working a mission to generate employment for 30,000 people each.

The Manipur Food Industries Corporation Limited(MFICL) is going to provide plantation materials for medicinal plant stabia, turmeric and lemon grass to farmers for enhancing their income and under the Buy Back Arrangement, state government will buy the products from the farmers.

He said the plantation under Buy Back Arrangement will be done in 4500 acres of agricultural land benefitting 4500 farmers. He said, handloom and handicrafts industries alone will create 15,700 jobs in the current fiscal year.

Biswajit further said the thrust areas of the new government will be road connectivity and drinking water as chief minister has already announced. He said, Union government has already sanctioned Rs. 1630 Crore for 65 km long road widening and strengthening along the Imphal-Moreh road, Moreh being a gateway to South East Asia.

He said need based enhancement and improvement projects of road connectivity are very much in discussion with the chief minister and concerned engineers. He said, detailed project reports have been prepared and sent already to the Centre for approval and the proposals are reportedly under active consideration by the Centre and state government is very much hopeful of sailing through in this endeavour for a road revolution in the state whether it is national highway, state highway, major district roads as well as inter-village roads.

Regarding providing potable drinking water to every household of the state, he said it is the government’s commitment to the people to achieve the same in the first one year of its coming to power in the state.

He said, detailed project report has already been sent to the centre for approval so that the commitment is kept as a government of the people for the people.

Biswajit is also minister in-charge of information and public relations, commerce and industries, rural development and panchayati raj, power and administrative reforms.

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