State govt committed to creating job opportunities, says minister

Health, Labour and Employment Minister Dhani Ram Shandil said here the government was committed to providing adequate employment opportunities to youth and steps were being taken in this direction.

He presided over a review meeting of the Department of Labour and Employment here today. “The youth have appreciated the initiative of online registration on the Employment Exchange Management Information System (EEMIS) portal seeking job information which saves much of their time spend on visits to the office of employment exchange,” he said.

The online system offers various other benefits like providing confirmation regarding registration through SMS, generating online employment certificates and segregation of registered users as per their qualifications. The minister said the EEMIS was introduced recently by the Labour and Employment Department and an increasing number of youth were registering themselves through online medium.

Shandil said the government has mandated employers to get themselves registered on the EEMIS portal, adding that fresh licences were being issued to the firms registering themselves on the portal. The employer would also regularly update vacancy related information on the portal for the benefit of job seekers, he added.

He said the portal offers real time data about the vacancies and information about the ‘Rozgaar Melas’ being conducted anywhere in the state and also informs the registered users about it through SMS. Anyone could apply through it, added the minister.

Shandil said another Online Factory Registration Information System (OFRIS) portal has been started by the department to ease the process of registration for factories, granting and renewal of factory licenses and approval for building plans. The OFRIS has been started with the aim of achieving “ease of doing business in Himachal”. This has resulted in speeding up of granting factory licences he added.