Raipur, 15 January 2022. In order to create 12 to 15 lakh new employment opportunities in Chhattisgarh in the next five years, the state government has decided to form Chhattisgarh Employment Mission headed by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. Chief Secretary Shri Amitabh Jain will be its Vice President and Principal Secretary Shri Alok Shukla will be the Chief Executive Officer of the mission. Various senior officers including the Managing Director of the Minor Forest Produce Association will be its members.
In the last three years, many innovative programs have been started in the state with the objective of promoting employment in all the districts, which have created a large number of permanent employment opportunities and have improved the income and standard of living of the people. Along with the initiatives of Chhattisgarh Herbals, effective implementation of programs like Godhan Nyay Mission, Tea Coffee Board, giving agricultural status to pisciculture and lac production, rural industrial park, millet mission and commercial plantation, new employment opportunities have been created in the state. There are unlimited possibilities.
Through the mission, coordination of the above new programs will be established with the skill development programs conducted in urban and rural areas. Also the IITs located in the state, Triple I.T. IIM,NIT Like the expertise of other institutions will be leveraged in creating new employment opportunities.
Other members of the mission will be Director Industries, Director Technical Education, Employment and Training, Director Fisheries, Managing Director Village Industries, Hand Crafts Development Board, Khadi Board, Managing Director State Rural Livelihood Mission, Chief Executive Officer Godhan Nyay Mission. Chief Executive Officer of the mission, Shri Alok Shukla has been directed by the state government to prepare and submit an action plan regarding the mission within a month.
