SHIMLA : Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has directed to explore the possibilities of introducing foreign language courses through the Himachal Pradesh Buildings and other Construction Workers Welfare Board. Chairing a high-level meeting, the Chief Minister said that the State Government was providing handholding support to the skilled youth to secure overseas jobs through the Himachal Pradesh State Electronics Development Corporation (HPSEDC). He said that to equip them with requisite language skills new foreign language courses would be introduced.
Sh. Sukhu said that the State Government was also developing a digital platform to ensure the safety and security of Himachali youth who have secured employment abroad. He said that the platform would go a long way in monitoring their well being and providing them with necessary support. He said that the State Government was also exploring the possibilities of additional overseas employment opportunities, aiming to provide them better salary packages and ensuring zero-exploitation of the candidates working abroad. He said that the State Government has succeeded in obtaining a license for HPSEDC as a Recruiting Agency.
He directed the Labour and Employment Department to upload all the details of its flagship programmes on the CM Dashboard for effective monitoring of these programmes. He also reviewed the progress of various schemes of the Tribal Development Department and instructed to upload the status of all the FRA cases on the CM Dashboard.
Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan, Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi, Additional Chief Secretary Onkar Chand Sharma, Secretaries Priyanka Basu Ingty, Rakesh Kanwar and Ashish Singhmar, Commissioner, Labour and Employment Virender Sharma and other senior officers also attended the meeting.
