No plan to provide stipend to unemployed youth: J&K government

Jammu, Mar 17: The Jammu & Kashmir Government on Tuesday informed the Legislative Assembly that it has no plans to provide stipend to unemployed youth in the Union Territory.

In a written response to a question of MLA Samba Devinder Kumar Manyal, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Minister in-charge Labour & Employment Surinder Choudhary informed the House that there is no plan to provide stipend to unemployed youth in the Union Territory.

“Currently there is no such plan to provide a stipend to the unemployed youth in the UT of J&K,” the minister said.

The minister also disclosed that 370811 unemployed youth are registered with the government.

Of them, 2, 13,007 are registered with the Department in Kashmir Valley and 1,57,804 in Jammu, the minister said.

Listing out steps to provide employment to unemployed youth, the minister said all the departments refer their vacant posts after fulfillment of codal formalities to Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission and Services Selection Board.

“The Employment Department is organizing career counselling on a regular basis for unemployed youth that helps them to explore career options in different avenues,” he said—(KNO)

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