As many as 30 companies will take part in the two-day job fair being organised here from March 6 by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in collaboration with Punjab Technical University ( PTU).
Big industrial groups such as Hero Group of Industries, the Oswals and telecom and IT companies have confirmed their participation in the fair to recruit the youth.
The Punjab chapter of the CII had recently signed an MoU with PTU in this regard.
“Obviously, this is our first attempt and we hope it will be a grand success”, said Gunbir Singh, president of the Punjab chapter of the CII.
After making an assessment, the CII had stated that there was a need of lakhs of skilled workers to the industry in this region, he said adding that besides it, the industry also need qualified professionals, including engineers and managers.
With the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) across the country, the flow of labour to Punjab from labour surplus states such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa has gone down drastically.
The industry has now started preferring Punjab youth for employment.
The CII has asked PTU to provide skilled manpower and qualified professionals to the industry in Punjab.
“There is a huge shortage of skilled labour and professionals in the industry”, said Gunbir Singh, who has taken the initiative to get the survey conducted with regard to the industry’s requirement regarding manpower and later to get the MoU signed with the PTU in this regard.
