Around 2 lakh aspirants got jobs through Mahaswayam portal in 2020

Even when the Maha Vikas Aghadi government is struggling to meet the rising revenue shortfall and revive the economy largely affected by the coronavirus pandemic and economic downturn, it has claimed that 1, 99, 486 jobs were provided during Januar yDecember 2020 in Maharashtra. The unemployed and aspirants have got these jobs through the Mahaswayam web portal run by the Department of Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship. Minister of Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship Nawab Malik told Free Press Journal, "Mahaswayam is a portal which connects the job provider and the seeker. Of the 1, 99, 486 jobs, 34,763 unemployed got employment in December 2020 alone. These jobs are spread over various sectors.’’ He further informed that of the total 1,99, 486 jobs, as many as 1,67,071 unemployed got jobs during lockdown started from March till December 31, 2020. Malik said that the department on the occasion of the 80th birthday of NCP Chief Sharad Pawar on December 12 last year had announced that 80,000 jobs will be provided. "The applications received on Mahaswayam portal are being now processed and the number of jobs created will be reflected in Januar y,’’ he noted.