New 'employment policy' on the anvil in Karnataka: CM Bommai
Belagavi: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said his government plans to introduce a new employment policy soon, which will give impetus to job creation and reduce unemployment in the State.
Speaking after inaugurating the Jobs Fair at the Gogte Engineering College here held under the auspices of the Skills Development Corporation, Bommai said jobless youths were being given an honorary employment dole to encourage them to find employment.
The government will henceforth encourage such institutions which are engaged in generating a higher number of employment opportunities, he said.
"The thrust and focus of our government will now be on enhancing the quality of education, skills, and creation of employment opportunities. The new education policy lays stress on job vocational courses and works closely with the industry and its demands," the Chief Minister said.
He also said there is a need to upgrade higher education and professional courses to global learning standards and hence the Higher Education and Skills Development Departments are working in unison to this effect.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister for IT-BT, Science and Technology, Higher Education and Skills Development C N Aswath Narayan said it was the responsibility of the government to ensure that students find jobs, which should be commensurate with their skills and level of education. This is the whole idea of launching a 'jobs for all' program by the government, he explained.
Further, Narayan said six universities in the state will be upgraded to the status of 'University of Eminence' and seven government-run engineering colleges in the state will be developed further to the level of IITs in Karnataka.
He added that the government will come up with an action plan within a month to develop Visvesvaraya Technical University, which is headquartered in Belagavi.
Meanwhile, a large number of job aspirants thronged the job fair in Belagavi. The majority of them were Bachelor of Engineering, Diploma in Engineering, and Industrial Training Institute graduates from Belagavi and the neighboring districts of Dharwad, Gadag, Vijayapura, Bagalkot, Uttar Kannada.
The fair was held at the Gogte Engineering College premises in Belagavi. More than 5,400 students had registered their names in the skill portal by Wednesday evening to attend the fair.
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Karnataka govt to showcase 3-year achievements at Tumakuru convention: Minister Parameshwara
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday said the state government would hold the 'Pragatiyatta Karnataka' programme in Tumakuru on May 19 to distribute beneficiary letters to 1,52,000 people and highlight the achievements of the Congress government after completing three years in office.
The event will take place on Tuesday at the Junior College Grounds in Tumakuru. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his deputy D K Shivakumar, Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda will take part in the event along with him.
Parameshwara, who reviewed preparations on Sunday, dismissed suggestions that the event in his home district was a show of strength, saying the programme was aimed at informing people about the implementation of government schemes and fulfilment of poll promises.
He also clarified that it was a government event and not linked to internal party matters or the Congress high command.
“We do not look at it from the perspective of a show of strength. We have to tell people that we have kept the promises we made to them and acted accordingly. That is what we are setting out to say,” Parameshwara told reporters in Bengaluru.
He said the convention would have two components, including distribution of letters to beneficiaries under the Revenue Department and programmes related to the conversion of revenue villages under municipal limits.
“A total of 152,000 beneficiaries will receive letters as part of the programme. We also have to inform people about what all we have done in these three years. The people of the state have the right to know that,” he said.
On speculation about the presence of party high command leaders, Parameshwara said, “This is entirely a government programme. It is not a party programme. We have not invited anyone from the high command.”
Regarding the government’s roadmap for the remaining two years of its term, he said the administration had already implemented most of its short-term commitments and would now focus on long-term infrastructure and irrigation projects.
“When we prepared this manifesto, we looked at it in terms of short-term and long-term plans. In the short term, we have carried out everything that had to be implemented within three years,” he said.
