Recruit 1Lakh teachers & Grade C staff: Yogi Adityanath

Lucknow: To meet employment targets under Mission Rozgar, chief minister Yogi Adityanath has directed Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) to carry out at least 50,000 recruitments for Grade C employees this year.

The Higher Education Service Commission was also asked to expedite recruitment of 50,000 teachers in basic education council.

A government spokesperson said, UPSSSC decided to adopt a two-phase examination system on lines of Public Service Commission to expedite the process. A preliminary examination will first be conducted for screening of candidates and shortlisted candidates will appear for a main examination as per departmental requirements and related service manuals. UPSSSC will also start a ‘Know Your Candidate’ (KYC) system this year. Now, a candidate should register only once on the commission’s website and not separately for every exam.

Meanwhile, the basic education council will conduct a recruitment process to appoint 50,000 teachers while the secondary education department will recruit 20,000 teachers. A government spokesperson said the number of recruitments may go up.

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He said, more than 5 lakh traditional craft persons and youth will be given vocational skills training under Recognition of Prior Learning and Short Term Training by Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission.

CM Youth Hub Scheme launched in 2020, a digital platform is being developed by Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission for youth entrepreneurs. Under the World Bank-funded Sankalp Yojana, special projects will be started to provide skill development training to those from economically and socially backward and tribal communities,” he said.

The Chief Minister’s Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme will also be extended to provide more opportunities to youth, said the spokesperson.

He said this year, 16 state industrial training institutes will be operated on public-private mode to provide training to youth. Jan Seva Kendras will also be set up for every village or population of 10,000 in the state to help generate employment. The government has set a target to provide employment to 4.5 lakh youth under this project.

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