The Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain
Amarinder Singh on Thursday gave the go-ahead to an innovative new scheme -
‘Mera Kaam Mera Maan (MKMM), to facilitate the unemployed youth of the youth in
honing their skills and enhancing their employability in their chosen field
through free short-term skill training.
The Cabinet decided to roll out the scheme from the
current fiscal on a pilot basis for construction workers and their wards. A
target of 30000 beneficiaries has been proposed, at a cost of Rs.90 crore, to
be covered under this pilot project.
The Cabinet also authorized the Chief Minister to extend
the scheme to other sections of the society as and when appropriate, besides
empowering the Employment Generation, Skill Development & Training Minister
to make any amendments in the scheme as
required from time to time for its successful implementation.
According to a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s
Office, the scheme provides employment assistance allowance of Rs.2500 per
month for a period of 12 months from the start of the training course under the
short-term skill training programmes in the Punjab Skill Development Mission
training centers. The said allowance shall be given during the training period,
and after successfully completing the training during the pre-placement and
post-placement period of 12 months from the date of the start of programme.
Under MKMM scheme, the eligible construction workers/ward
of construction worker registered with Construction Workers Welfare Board,
Department of Labour, should contact the District Bureau of Employment and
Enterprise of the concerned district to apply for the benefit.
Notably, the Captain Amarinder Singh government’s
flagship programme ‘Ghar Ghar Rozgar te Karobar Mission’ has so far facilitated
gainful employment to approximately 17.61 lakh youth since April 1, 2017,
including 7.02 lakh in private sector,
9.97 lakh self employment ventures besides 62,743 government jobs.