Nagpur, 1 JAN : As many as 300 tribal youths in the Naxal-hit Gadchiroli district of Maharashta have been given appointment letters for employment in different sectors at the job fair held by the police department, a press release issued by the department said here on Friday.
According to the release a total of 300 candidates from Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district got appointment letters in the job fair that was recently held.
The candidates would be employed in different sectors like hospitality, automobile, plumbing and welding, the release said.
The job fair was organised on Thursday as part of the district police’s initiative to train the tribal youths and generate employment opportunities for them.
The release further stated that a total of 101 candidates, who had received training in two/four wheeler repair, in making pickles, papad and fast-food items were given kits to start their own businesses.
Apart from this, 95 other candidates, who were imparted training in vegetable cultivation, received certificates in the programme on Thursday, the release said.
In the year 2021, the Gadchiroli police had initiated various welfare programmes for the tribal youths to help, generate jobs and create self-employment opportunities for them, it stated.
Maharashtra police with its partners gave training and created job or self-employment opportunities for 70 candidates in the field of beauty parlour, 60 in fisheries, 293 in poultry, 35 in tailoring, 35 in photography, 114 in vegetable cultivation, 235 in two/four wheeler repair, 254 in hospitality, 196 in automobile training, 1,143 nursing attendants and other sectors, the release further stated.
The initiative was jointly carried out by the Maharashtra police, Pratham Education Foundation, BOI Star and Krishi Tantragyan Vyavasthapan (Atma), the release added.(UNI)