Bengal govt's 'Karmo Bhumi' helps 3,000 IT execs get job offers amid Covid

Some 36,964 IT professionals had registered with Karmo Bhumi, of which 27,034 applications had been processed

At least 3,000 IT professionals who returned to West Bengal amid the Covid-19 pandemic and registered with the government portal “Karmo Bhumi” have been offered jobs, said Amit Mitra, West Bengal’s finance, industry and information technology (IT) minister.

Karmo Bhumi was launched on June 9 by the West Bengal government as a skill registration portal, to collaborate between IT professionals who have come back to the state due to the pandemic and companies.

Mitra said that 36,964 IT professionals had registered with Karmo Bhumi, of which 27,034 applications had been processed and around 3,000 had been selected in matching professions. He was