The Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Mubarak Gul today directed the Labour and Employment Department to complete all formalities for early construction and completion of work on the District Employment and Counseling Centre, Srinagar at Eidgah.
This direction was given by the Speaker while presiding over a meeting of officers of Labour and Employment Department convened to discuss measures initiated for establishment of District Employment and Counseling Centre in Srinagar.The Speaker said that the land required for the purpose will be provided gratis. He asked the concerned to take-up the matter with the R&B Department for preparation of cost estimates so that the construction work is started soon.The Speaker said that the establishment of Counseling Centre is the need of the hour as the youth of Srinagar city will avail benefits of the government schemes launched under SKEWPY and other welfare programmes especially self employment schemes.
Gul directed the Labour and Employment authorities for conducting employment fair thorough out the State including Eidgah constituency.The Speaker instructed the Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar Mr. Farooq Ahmad Shah to identify the land for establishment of the office of Deputy Directorate of Employment at Srinagar on priority.Commissioner/Secretary Labour and Employment Mr. B. A. Runiyal and District Development Commissioner, Srinagar briefed the meeting about the measures taken by the administration for establishing District Employment and Counseling Centre in Srinagar.It was given out in the meeting that during the current financial year the proposed outlay under margin money and interest and capital subsidy was of the order of Rs 3.00 crore and Rs 1.30 crore respectively against which 50% funds stands released.Secretary Assembly Mr. M. Ramzan, Director Employment Dr. Abdul Rashid, Director Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurs Development Institute Dr. M.I Parray and other officers attended the meeting.