STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Monday inaugurated a daylong job fair under National Career programme (NCP) here at Kashmir Haat.
Organised under the aegis of Union Ministry of Labour and Employment and Department of Labour and Employment Government of J&K, the minister said the main purpose of the fair is to create a platform for employers and prospective job seekers besides providing career counselling to the unemployed youth of Srinagar.
Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, Director School Education Kashmir G N Itoo, Joint Director Employment, Akramullah Tak were present on the occasion.
Altaf Bukhari appreciating the initiative of Labor and Employment Department said that organizing such fairs is a “concrete step to provide prospective job seekers a chance to find suitable jobs.”
Bukhari made public that the education department will be advertising 2500 posts through Service Selection Board (SSB) before March 2018. The Minister directed Labor and Employment department to come up with a database for online registration to streamline recommendation of unemployed youth to various organizations and impart training to them for screening test against vacancies in various government departments.
The companies that participated in the fair included State Bank of India, Life Insurance Corporation, Khadi and Village Board Industries, Rooman Technologies, NSDC Udaan, and besides scores of other companies.
