Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh has launched Job Helpline for unemployed job-seekers in the state. Punjab Job Helpline is a part of the flagship Ghar Ghar Rozgar Scheme. This is a platform to generate massive job opportunities to lakhs of jobseekers across the state every year. This will connect them effectively with prospective employers.
Punjab Job Helpline aims to reach every family and is designed to call 75,000 mobile and landline numbers daily. In order to enable data which would be created through operation of this scale, the Punjab Job Helpline has 110 seat backend call centre.
Employment generation & training dept. will enable youth particularly in rural areas in order to get maximum benefit from job helpline.
Punjab Job Helpline – Ghar Ghar Rozgar Scheme
CM Captain Amarinder will intensify efforts to provide job opportunities to youth in order to tap potential of youth. Punjab Job Helpline to create synergies among dept of Employment Generation & Training, Technical Education & Industries. This is a vibrant workforce with around 2 lakh youth joining the workforce per year. Punjab govt. will provide employment assistance to at-least 1 member of every household in Punjab for which helpline would prove a boon.
Punjab Job Helpline will create job opportunities for unemployed youth according to emerging needs to local industry in state. This is an example of govt. using technology to serve underprivileged sections of society. This job helpline will identify job seekers, source vacancies from large corporates, SMEs, informal sector etc.
This job helpline will deliver suitable job opportunities directly to job seekers. All the job-seekers will get notifications about new job opportunities matching profile via automated phone calls, SMS & WhatsApp. Punjab govt. has made concerned efforts in order to facilitate employment to unemployed. This would result in facilitation of 11 lakh employment opportunities and more than 1000 jobs (self or wage) per day.
The 5th Mega Rozgar Mela has resulted in 1.16 lakh employment opportunities. Punjab Job Helpline system would be operated & developed by Unnati Online Pvt. Ltd. This helpline number is recognized by Startup India run by govt. of India. This initiative is launched under Ghar Ghar Rozgar Scheme & Karobar Mission (PGRKAM).