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Hundreds of youth flock to job fair in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Sep 29 (IANS) About 6,000 youth, including young women, thronged the Skill and Job Fair -2018 at the National College grounds in this tech hub on Saturday, with a fond hope of securing a worthy job in commensurate with their qualifications.
Armed with certificates, degrees and relevant documents, the prospective candidates from across Karnataka queued up for spot registration and orientation and selection on Sunday.
“All those candidates who had submitted applications at the Janata Darshan of the Chief Minister at his home-office early this month were also given orientation for selection by the companies participating in the fair,” an official told IANS here.
Organised by the state government in association with the departments of labour, industrial training and employment, the two-day job fair is held for all the youth who have passed higher secondary school, pre-university course, diploma from polytechnics and industrial training institutes, degree and post-graduate colleges across the state.
“We are offering about 10,000 jobs to the educated youth in private and public sector firms across verticals, including manufacturing, services and allied industries,” said the official.
Job seekers unable to attend the fair, can also register online at www.kaushalkar.com.
“To ensure jobs for all, we have tied up with corporates, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), industrial bodies and skilling centres to participate in the job fair (udyog mela),” added the official.
Inaugurating the fair, state Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy told the youth that the state government would offer loans ranging from Rs 1,000-10,000 for those youth who like to be self-employed or become entrepreneurs.
“We will soon launch a mobile banking facility in cities and towns across state to provide loans to the educated unemployed youth to start any business or enterprise and earn,” Kumaraswamy told the gathering.
Asserting that the JD-S-Congress coalition government was committed to create job opportunities to the youth, including women, the Chief Minister said he made budgetary allocation to create industrial clusters in 19 districts across the state.
“We have set up a vision group with 43 companies to generate at least one-lakh jobs in each district over the next 5 years across the verticals.
As part of the budget, we have aimed to create cluster groups in 19 districts. We have created a vision group, with 43 companies as part of it. The group aims to create at least 1 lakh jobs in each of the 19 districts.
Kumaraswamy, who also holds the finance portfolio, allotted Rs 2,000 crore for each cluster as the state support in the form of equity.
“We hope the industry will come forward and invest Rs 3,000 crore in each cluster to create lakhs of jobs for our youth over the next 4-5 years,” added the official.
The state government has allocated Rs 500 crore for skill development programmes and vocational training in each cluster across verticals.
The state government has identified 9 districts across the state to foster innovation and product diversification. Manufacturing units and assembling facilities will be set up in each of the district for specific products.
–IANS
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Dr. Abhishek Verma Dedicates a Shelter in Memory of His Mother, Veena Verma, at KGMU; Inaugurated by Daughter Nicolle Verma
World-renowned business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has supported Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission. In memory of his mother, Late Veena Verma, who was a 3 term Rajya Sabha MP.
Dr. Verma dedicated a state-of-the-art free permanent shelter for the attendants of patients at KGMU Medical University, Lucknow, under the aegis of Vijay Shree Foundation. His daughter, Nicolle Verma, inaugurated the shelter.
During the event, Foodman Vishal Singh honored Nicolle Verma by presenting her with a memento. Mrs. Nidhi Sharma and Avantika Yadav, associated with the organization, welcomed her with garlands. Following this, Nicolle Verma distributed essential items to the attendants and also handed out fruits. She became emotional remembering her grandmother on her birth anniversary.
On this occasion, she also inaugurated the “Veena Verma Sevalaya” in memory of her grandmother, Veena Verma, to serve the attendants. She expressed, “I feel proud that my family is engaged in nation-building as well as social service. Today, in collaboration with Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh Ji, I feel immensely proud to dedicate this shelter for the poor, helpless, and needy attendants of patients battling serious illnesses like cancer. I am honored to be associated with the Hunger-Free World Mission for humanity.”
Inspired by the continuous humanitarian service provided by Vijay Shree Foundation over the past 17 years, Nicolle Verma donated 10 lakh rupees to support the cause. The purpose of this donation is to ensure that services continue for the needy attendants of patients suffering from severe illnesses in hospitals, as facilitated by Foodman Vishal Singh.
It is noteworthy that Dr. Abhishek Verma’s family has a legacy of public and philanthropic service. They are helping millions to carry forward the values and service work of their parents. On the occasion of his mother’s birth anniversary, Dr. Abhishek Verma dedicated this state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College to serve the attendants of patients through the Vijay Shree Foundation.
Supporting Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission, Dr. Abhishek Verma assured that he would continually support keeping this flame of humanity alive. He also promised to assist in providing medicines to the helpless patients.
Continuing her grandmother’s legacy of service, Nicolle Verma personally served food to the needy patients and attendants. She said, “It is our good fortune to have received the joy of doing this noble work today through Foodman Vishal Singh. I have taken another step forward in carrying my family’s values and cooperation by joining hands with the Vijay Shree Foundation. My father taught me to serve and help the needy, and I feel happy when I bring a smile to someone’s face.”
On the birth anniversary of the late Veena Verma, the event organizer, Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh, said, “We feel proud and happy that Dr. Abhishek Verma, a globally renowned business tycoon, has extended his support to uplift our country from the hunger index. Today, on his mother’s birth anniversary, he inaugurated a state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College, which will always be helpful for the needy attendants of patients. It is a pleasure for me and the organization to receive the affection of Mr. Verma.”
The event was attended by General Manager Verma Family Office Hemant Garg, Sonu Rajput, and the organization’s volunteers, including Sandeep Singh, Parmeshwar Ji, Prashant Rao Gautam, Balram Singh, Ramesh Chaudhary, Suman, Jeetu, Anil, Suraj, Vinay, Manish Bhadauria, Manas Mehrotra, Vivek, Apurv, Happy, and others.