Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel distributed unemployment allowance to 1 lakh 35 thousand 104 unemployed youth.
Under the scheme, till now the beneficiaries have received unemployment allowance of Rs 182 crore 47 lakh 2 thousand 500.
Mr. Baghel distributed appointment letters to the selected candidates for teacher, ITI training officer and hostel superintendent.
Raipur, 30 September 2023
Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel today transferred unemployment allowance of Rs 35 crore 48 lakh 7 thousand 500 directly into the bank accounts of 1 lakh 35 thousand 104 educated unemployed beneficiaries of Chhattisgarh from the residence office in the capital Raipur. Under the Unemployment Allowance Scheme, till now unemployment allowance of Rs 182 crore 47 lakh 2 thousand 500 has been given to the beneficiaries in six installments.
Under the Unemployment Allowance Scheme, 2 lakh 1 thousand 4 hundred 43 applications have been received since the month of April, out of which 94 percent i.e. 1 lakh 79 thousand 494 applications have been recommended for approval. Whereas the remaining 6 percent candidates were absent in physical verification. Of the candidates availing unemployment allowance, 39 percent are women while 83 percent are from rural category.
Addressing the youth, the Chief Minister said that the objective of this scheme is not only to provide economic support to the educated unemployed, but our aim is also to connect them with employment and self-employment. He said that arrangements have also been made for skill training for the beneficiaries of the scheme, so that they can take advantage of employment and self-employment opportunities by improving their skills. While addressing the youth, Chief Minister Mr. Baghel said that when this scheme was started six months ago, many people had doubts in their minds. However, the unemployment allowance scheme was successfully implemented and the unemployment allowance is directly reaching the accounts of the beneficiaries through online medium.
As per the instructions of Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel, skill training is also being provided to the candidates selected for unemployment allowance. Till now, 7 thousand 464 such candidates have been trained and joined the employment whereas the training of 1 thousand 7 hundred 96 candidates will also start soon.
During this, the Chief Minister handed over appointment letters to 109 training officers of ITI. A total of 920 posts of ITI Training Officer were advertised, out of which appointment letters have already been issued for 82 posts. Similarly, Chief Minister Mr. Baghel today also handed over appointment letters to 6 candidates for the post of Hostel Superintendent.
During the program, Chief Minister Shri Baghel virtually handed over appointment letters to 2 thousand 161 candidates selected for the post of teacher and lecturer in Bastar and Surguja divisions. Of these, 2 thousand 139 are assistant teachers and 22 are lecturers.
Principal Secretary of School Education Department Mr. Alok Shukla, Director Technical Education Mr. Avnish Sharan, Director Public Instruction Mr. Sunil Jain and other departmental officers and beneficiaries of Unemployment Allowance Scheme were present in the program of unemployment allowance distribution and appointment letter distribution.
