The primary activity of the Jammu and Kashmir Employment Department is the running of the District Employment & Counselling Centres in the State. In addition, the Department also undertakes various activities related to the generation of employment in the State. Organization of the Employment Department: The Department of Employment comprises of the following set up: State Level Direction Office Divisional Level Joint Directors at Jammu / Kashmir.
District Level 22 District
Employment Exchanges
At the Divisional Level: a) Joint Director of Employment: 2 offices of Joint Directors Employment – one each in Kashmir Division and Jammu Division are functioning at the Divisional level. The offices are headed by the Joint Directors Employment and assisted by one Assistant Director each at the Divisional offices. The main functions at the Divisional level offices are: i) Monitoring of Self Employment Scheme at the Divisional level – as being Member-Secretary of the Divisional Level Task Force Committee – headed by the respective Divisional Commissioners. ii) Compilation of Employment Market Information reports / statistical reports/ monthly/ quarterly progress reports. iii) Coordinates conducting of Recruitment Rallies organized by various defence establishment like IAF, Indian Navy, Assam Rifles etc. iv) The services of Joint Directors Employment are also being utilized for conducting career counseling, coaching and guidance for competitive examinations, etc. At the District Level: b) District Employment & Counseling Centres: One each District Employment & Counseling Centre is functioning at every District headquarter headed by the Deputy Director of Employment and assisted by one Assistant Director Employment. Functioning of the Employment Department: The Employment Department has been making strenuous efforts to overcome barriers of un-employment through various schemes. Some of the major schemes/functions undertaken by the Department are given below:- Ø Registration of unemployed youth. Ø Implementation of Jammu and Kashmir State Self Employment Scheme. Ø Career Counseling & Guidance. Ø Collection of Employment Market Information.
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Employment Policy Sher-e-Kashmir Employment & Welfare Porogramme for youth
1) REGISTRATION OF UNEMPLOYED YOUTH: Due to restriction in the job opportunities available for unemployed youth in the State, the number of unemployed youth has been increasing with every passing year. The number of unemployed youth registered in various District Employment Exchanges of the J&K State is 5.67 lacs as on December, 2009. The qualification-wise/divisional-wise breakup is given as under:-
2) JAMMU AND KASHMIR STATE SELF EMPLOYMENT SCHEME: As an alternative to wage-paid employment, various self employment schemes have been introduced in the J&K State for providing self employment to the unemployed educated youth. The Department of Employment is implementing the “Jammu and Kashmir State Self Employment Scheme” since 1995 for providing loan assistance to the educated unemployed youth of the State for establishing their own employment generating units. The parameters of the Scheme are given as under:-
i)
Age 18-42 years. (General
Category) 18 -45 (SC / ST/OBC/ Handicapped/ Ex- ii) Qualification requirement 8th Pass iii) Project Cost a) Rs.2.00 lakhs for Retail trade b) Rs.3.00 lakhs for Service/Industries trade c) Rs.10.00 lakhs for joint venture (2 and above) iv) Financing pattern a) Bank Loan 75% b) Promoter's contribution 5% c) Capital Subsidy 5% of the project cost subject to a limit of Rs.7500/-
d) Margin Money
15% as Margin Money as The following incentives are available under the scheme. i) Margin Money The Govt. is contributing Margin Money of 15% of the project cost to the beneficiary as an interest-free loan towards equity contribution of the entrepreneur which is repayable in 5 equal yearly installments after the liquidation of the loan amount. ii) Interest Subsidy The Govt. is providing Interest Subsidy to beneficiaries on the bank loan on tapering basis on the following pattern:- i) During 1st 6 months 100% ii) One year after 1st 6 months 75% iii) Next 6 months 50%
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Capital Subsidy
5% of the project cost subject to Achievements made under the J&K State Self Employment Scheme:- The achievements under the J&K State Self Employment Scheme since 2001-02 till the end of December, 2009 are given as under:- ( Amt. Rs. In lacs)
3) CAREER COUNSELLING AND GUIDANCE:
In order to enhance the employability of the educated youth career
counseling has been made a regular feature in the State. During the last two
years, reputed counselors of the State were invited to deliver career
counseling talks to the 10+2 level students in different educational
institutions in the State covering various Districts of both the Divisions.
4) ESTABLISHMENT OF CAREER CORNERS: The Government of J&K has recently established “Career Corners” in each District Employment & Counseling Centres of the J&K State. These Career Corners have been established for the benefit of educated unemployed youth and are being equipped and updated with the latest material in order to make them aware about various examinations and courses at State/Central level and also to apprise them about modus-operandi of various examinations. 5) COLLECTION OF EMPLOYMENT MARKET INFORMATION REPORTS: In order to make the future strategies for employment policies, the Department of Employment has been assigned the task of compilation of the Employment Market Information reports being collected from the Public Sector establishments/Private Sector Undertakings on quarterly/biennially basis for its onward transmission to the Government of India. 6) RECRUITMENT RALLIES: On the request of State Government and in coordination with the Employment Department, various defence agencies like Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and JAKLI have been holding recruitment rallies at frequent intervals since 1998 for enrolment of educated youth of the State in their organizations for which the administrative/logistic support is being provided by the Employment Department to the recruiting team. Besides, pre-recruitment coaching for appearing in the said examinations is also being provided by the Employment Department The details of the rallies conducted and selections made during these rallies till date are appended below:-
7) SELF HELP GROUP SCHEME: The State Govt. launched a scheme during the year 2003 for allotting work contracts to Self-Help Groups of unemployed Degree/Diploma engineers. The following guidelines have been laid down for formation of Self-Help Groups:- 1. The number of members of each Self-Help Group should not be less than 5 and not more than 10. 2. The Self Help Groups should be registered with the Registrar of Firms (Director I&C) as firms. 3. Members should necessarily be Diploma Engineer (3 years) or Degree holders. 4. None of the members or the group leader should be employed elsewhere. 5. The members of the Group should not be listed in more than one Self-Help Group in the same District or some other District. 6. All original documents be verified by Officer in-charge personally. 7. On the fulfillment of these conditions, the group would be registered as a Self- Help Group and an Identity Card issued. The number of works allotted, cost of works and number of Engineers involved under the scheme since its inception till dated (ending December, 2009) are given as under:-
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J&K State Overseas
Employment Corporation 9) SHER-E-KASHMIR EMPLOYMENT & WELFARE PROGRAMME FOR THE YOUTH (SKEWPY), The Government has recently announced the Employment Policy named as “Sher-e-Kashmir Employment and Welfare Programme for the Youth” (SKEWPY) envisages providing of Voluntary Service Allowance (VSA) to the registered unemployed youth by following the given eight criteria:- 1. Such of the registered unemployed youth with an educational qualification of matriculation and above on March 31, 2010. 2. As have attained the age of 28 years as on January 01, 2010. 3. As are registered with the District Employment and Counselling Centre by December 05, 2010. 4. As are members of and depending on a family whose annual income (from all sources) does not exceed Rs. 50,000/=. 5. As are members of and or having not more than 10 kanals of irrigated agriculture land / 20 kanals of un-irrigated land. 6. Voluntary Service Allowance (VSA) will be admissible only for a maximum period of three years or the persons getting employed or attaining the age of 37 years, whichever is earlier. 7. Voluntary Service Allowance (VSA) will not be admissible to those whose spouse is an employee. 8. Voluntary Service Allowance (VSA) will also not be admissible to dismissed Government employee and persons convicted of an offence involving imprisonment for three months or more.
The other criteria have to be implemented through the other Departments. The detailed guidelines for the release of VSA to the unemployed eligible registered youth is on the envil.
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