Scheme for JK bearing fruits; 100 get jobs in corporate world

More than 100 educated youth from Jammu and Kashmir were employed in corporate sector and 100 more are in the process of getting jobs across India under a centrally-sponsored special industry initiative called 'Udaan'.
The scheme, launched last year by the then Home Minister P Chidambaram, aimed at providing employment oriented training for about 8000 youth from Jammu and Kashmir over five years covering various sectors like business management, software and BPOs and facilitating jobs for them.
Home Ministry sources said those who got jobs so far are mostly in software companies, BPOs and companies affiliated to Confederation of Indian Industries while private banks and public sector enterprises have promised to hire 100 trained youth.

An expert group constituted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh under the chairmanship of C Rangarajan to formulate a job plan for Jammu and Kashmir had recommended the scheme.
About eight corporates had entered into an agreement with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) for providing employment oriented training for 8000 youth.
As per the scheme, the identified companies are screening and selecting students from the state. The duration, place and nature of training are decided by the company after considering the profile of the candidates and their skills.
After completion of the training, the company are taking necessary measures for placement of the trainees in association with NSDC.