03-05-23 Daily-Haryana-HPSC Current Affairs

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that the State Government prioritises providing employment opportunities to the Youth along with imparting skill development. Apart from recruiting employees on an outsourcing basis in government departments through Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam Limited (HKRNL), manpower will also be made available to the private sector as per their requirements, said Khattar while addressing the corporate during a Corporate Vaartha programme held at Gurugram. Notably, HKRNL had organised the corporate talk programme to provide employment opportunities to the youth of the state in the private sector.

The Chief Minister said that Haryana has opened Shri Vishwakarma Skill Development University in Dudhola, Palwal, apart from setting up Haryana State Skill Development Authority under the Chairmanship of the Chief Secretary. He said that along with skill development, several initiatives were also taken in the direction of providing employment opportunities. About eight lakh youth of the state are registered on the HKRNL portal. The private sector can meet its manpower requirements through this portal.

Clusters would be formed in every block under the PADMA Yojana. Under this 14,000 units will be encouraged in the MSME sector and 3.5 lakh employment opportunities will be generated, said Khattar.

The Chief Minister said that today Haryana has become the first choice for investors across the world. Due to the policies of the present State Government and the hardworking residents of the state, today the state is at the forefront in terms of per capita income among the big states of the country.

He informed that through HKRNL, the data of registered youth in categories like skilled, unskilled and management etc. will be shared with the corporate sector. The data will be available according to the standards set by the industry like education, experience etc. There will be no interference from the government in the recruitment work. However, facilities like ESI, PF etc should be taken care of, he said.

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The project focuses on exploring resources likepolymetallic manganese nodules,gas hydrates,hydrothermal sulfides, and cobalt crusts, typically found at depths ranging from 1000 to 5500 meters.

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TheDGQIsurveyis conducted by theDevelopment Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), Niti Aayog, with the intention of measuring the maturity level of administrative data systems used in decision-making processes by various Ministries and Departments for the implementation ofCentral Sector Schemes (CS)andCentrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS).

Uttar Pradeshhas achieved the second position nationally in terms of having the maximum number of Geographical Indication-tagged goods after receiving GI tags for three more ODOP crafts Mainpuri tarkashi,Mahoba Gaurastone craft, and Sambhal horn craft with the technical facilitation provided by the Varanasi-based NGO Human Welfare Association (HWA).

Tamil Naduhas maximum 55 GI-tagged goods while UP and Karnataka have 48 and 46 GI products, respectively. However, UP is first in terms of GI-tagged handicrafts with 36 crafts to its credit.

Currently Tamil Nadu has maximum 55 GI-tagged goods while UP and Karnataka have 48 and 46 Gi products, respectively. Among the 48 GI goods of UP, 36 products belong to the handicraft category. In Varanasi region alone, 18 GI-tagged goods out of 23 belong to the handicraft category.

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