STATE LAUNCHES JOB PORTAL FOR ‘SONS OF SOIL’

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has come up with an industrial employment bureau that will help in providing jobs to the unemployed youths of the state. The bureau will also fulfil the labour requirements for the industries. The job seeker and the employer both can register and meet their requirements on the portal mahajobs.maharashtra.gov.in. The state government has incorporated 950 professions from 17 sectors in the portal. The portal was launched by the chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday.

The state, however, has put a condition that the person seeking employment with the help of bureau should be a domicile. “The portal will bridge the gap between employers and local skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled workers and ensure jobs to everyone,” Thackeray said.

“Our aim is to end unemployment in the state. The portal is an employment bureau that will provide workforce to the industries. This is being done, bringing both the job seeker and the employer on a common platform,” said state industries minister Subhash Desai.

The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) will ensure that those seeking jobs will be employed based on the credentials.

“A person looking for a job will have to register on the portal by sharing details such as education, training if taken any, diploma etc. The, companies can also place their requirement by giving details on the job openings. The in-house software developed by the information technology department will match the requirement and the company will be informed about the workforce available as per their requirement,” said P Anbalagan, chief executive officer, MIDC.

The portal has started getting response within hours after being launched. As many as 13,500 job seekers and 150 companies have registered on Monday.