Finally ‘Udaan’ takes wings in J&K. 8 Mega recruitment rallies in the foray for the state’s youth

After decades of being inflicted by terrorism and no employment generation, leading to the Jammu and Kashmir youth migrating to other states to find employment, the Narendra Modi government has finally come to their rescue. The government has begun a vigorous push to the corporate jobs scheme in J&K this month, coinciding with the PDP-BJP government's take over. As many as eight mega recruitment rallies are being held all over J&K.

According to a report filed by the Economic Times, the scheme named 'Udaan', originally conceived and operationalised during the UPA regime, has already helped provide jobs to 1,785 youths from J&K in top Indian companies such as Accenture, Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro and nearly 5300 J&K youth are being trained by various other prominent corporates.

From March 9, the report says, the Home Ministry started what an official described was a "major step-up" in efforts to push the job scheme all over the state. "We started a mega recruitment drive from March 9 by taking corporates to the District Employment Exchange and Counseling Centres in various districts. Corporates have visited these exchanges in Budgam on March 9-10, Anantnag on March 12-13, Ganderbal on March 14-15, Baramullah on March 16-17, are visiting Doda on March 19-20 and are next headed to Kisthwar on March 21, Reasi on March 23 and Kathua on March 25-26. We are in full drive mode now," a senior home ministry official said.

Many corporates earlier visited J&K after issuance of advertisements to set up camps every two months or so "as per their convenience", the official said. "It is now a much more sustained effort...the corporates are visiting the district employment exchanges after due tie-ups as many unemployed youth in J&K may miss recruitment camps but remain in touch with employment exchanges. These exchanges also have a ready database," the ministry official told ET.

More than 54 companies have till now committed to train nearly 68738 graduates and post-graduates in J&K over the next four-five years and later offer them jobs as well, if they fit the bill. The cost of the training, boarding and lodging, is borne by the central government. If a candidate is selected for a job after completing training, the government reimburses the training cost to the company.

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