Shimla, Jul 24 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said his government would introduce new foreign language courses to equip skilled youth for overseas jobs.
Chairing a high-level meeting, Sukhu directed officials to explore the possibility of introducing the courses through the Himachal Pradesh Buildings and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, a statement issued here said.
He said the state government was providing handholding support to skilled youth seeking overseas jobs through the Himachal Pradesh State Electronics Development Corporation (HPSEDC). To equip them with the requisite language skills, new foreign language courses would be introduced, he said.
Sukhu said the state government was also developing a digital platform to ensure the safety and security of Himachali youth who have secured employment abroad. The platform would help monitor their well-being and provide them with necessary support, he said.
The chief minister said the government was also exploring additional overseas employment opportunities to secure better salary packages for candidates while ensuring zero exploitation. He added that the state government had succeeded in obtaining a recruiting agency licence for HPSEDC.
During the meeting, Sukhu directed the labour and employment department to upload details of its flagship programmes on the CM Dashboard for effective monitoring.
He also reviewed the progress of various schemes of the tribal development department and instructed officials to upload the status of all cases under the Forest Rights Act on the CM Dashboard. PTI BPL PRK
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