Arrangements will be made to provide skill development training to the beneficiaries, youngsters pursuing higher education and preparing for competitive examinations will be able avail these benefits

Raipur, TNINS 

Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel transferred an amount of Rs 16 crore to the bank accounts of 66 thousand 256 beneficiaries of the unemployment allowance scheme, in the program organized at Chief Minister's residence office on Sunday. Each of the beneficiaries received an amount of Rs 2500 yesterday, and they will be provided this allowance every month.

In his virtual address to the beneficiaries, Chief Minister said that the monthly unemployment allowance will help the youngsters pursue higher education, prepare for competitive exams and undertake the skill development training. Mr. Baghel said that an action plan has been prepared to provide employment opportunities to the beneficiaries.

Chief Minister said that the application process for the unemployment allowance is simple and can be done online. In the first month itself, we have transferred more than Rs 16 crores through DBT in the accounts of the beneficiaries. Earlier the eligibility criteria for this allowance were complicated but now the State Government has simplified it. People with family income of up to Rs 2.5 lakh are eligible. Mr. Baghel said that he has distributed the unemployment allowance today but the actual purpose will be served when each of the beneficiary get employment. We have chalked out an action plan for 6 months for this purpose, while arrangements are also being made for training and recruitment of the beneficiaries. . There is also a complete arrangement for your training.

Chief Minister praised the Skill Development, Technical Education and Employment Department for the efficient implementation of the scheme. Chief Minister said that the budget was passed on March 24 and the process of accepting online applications stated from April 1. And within a month, funds have been transferred to 67 thousand people. This is a great example of how to get a job done in a record time. I congratulate Minister Mr. Umesh Patel, Principal Secretary Mr. Alok Shukla and their entire team for timely completing this task, said Mr. Baghel.

  On this occasion, Skill Development, Technical Education and Employment Minister Mr. Umesh Patel, Health Minister Mr. T.S. Singhdeo, Urban Administration Minister Dr. Shiv Kumar Dahria, Food and Culture Minister Mr. Amarjeet Bhagat, Chief Secretary Mr. Amitabh Jain, Advisor to Chief Minister Mr. Pradeep Sharma, Principal Secretary Skill Development, Technical Education and Employment Department Dr. Alok Shukla, Secretary to Chief Minister Mr. Ankit Anand, Director of the department Mr. Avnish Sharan and other officers were present

Chief Minister interacted with the beneficiaries online and offline

On this occasion, Chief Minister discussed unemployment allowance scheme with the beneficiaries present in the programme and those who connected online from across the state. Hitesh of Surguja told that this amount will help in further studies. Megha Khandekar told that her mother is a housewife. This money will help her to fulfill her dreams. She promised to make better use of the money provided under the scheme. Chief Minister said that the state government is making arrangements to provide employment to all as soon as possible. Ishwari Sahu from Raigarh said that she is studying PGDCA and her mother is a tailor and her father is a teacher in a private school. Their family income is low and this allowance will help her pursue higher studies. Chief Minister said that we have simplified the eligibility criteria for unemployment allowance, which has benefitted a large number of youth of the state.

Komal from Koriya told that she is pursuing M.Sc. and wants to become a teacher in future. Komal told that she will use this amount for her studies. Aishwarya Sahu of Durg told that she has done B.Ed. Now she will study further, while looking for good employment opportunities. Aishwarya also showed the SMS to the Chief Minister which notified the receipt of the allowance amount into her account through DBT. Priyanka Paikra of Surguja told that she will utilize the allowance to prepare for competitive exams. Vaibhav, who came from Bilaspur, told Chief Minister that he would utilize the amount to apply for the examinations across the country. He thanked Chief Minister for making the application fee free for Vyapam and PSC.

Rishabh Chandrakar from Mahasamund told that earlier he had to worry about the fee for his coaching classes but now with the unemployment allowance every month, he will be able to prepare for the competitive exams without any stress. Mitanjali told that I will run tuition classes with your money and teach mathematics to people for free. Sanjana Tiwari of Raipur said that students depend on their families to prepare for their competitive exams. Now with this allowance, we are not dependent on the family members. She told that she aims to become a deputy collector. Gajanand told that my parents are labourers and their financial condition is weak. He wants to prepare for competitive exams. A young man from Khairagarh told that he is the only BEd in his village. Now with the allowance, he will prepare for teacher recruitment. Chief Minister said that the aim of providing this allowance is to help the youth of the state to fulfill their dreams