• No. of registered job seekers is 21301
• No. of registered self-employment ventures is 1950
Dimapur, April 5 (MExN): The District Planning and Development Board meeting of Dimapur District for the month of April was held in the Conference Hall of Deputy Commissioner Dimapur on April 5. Deputy Commissioner Dimapur, Kesonyu Yhome, IAS chaired the meeting.
During the meeting District Employment Officer, Dimapur gave a powerpoint presentation about the District Employment Office, Dimapur and its main activities. In his presentation, the DC pointed out that the total number of job seekers registered in the employment exchange for job assistance as recorded in the live register is 21301 as on December 2016 out of which 13361 are male and 8003 are female applicants.
He further said that considering the rising unemployment problem the youths are guided to take up self-employment for which a self-employment Promotion Cell in Regional Employment Exchange, Kohima which coordinates Self Employment activities in all district. There is a total of 1950 applicants registered for self-employment ventures and recorded 571 beneficiaries from various schemes, he informed.
DEO further informed the members about measures taken up by the department in order to assist interested job seekers in securing their desired jobs. Women Industrial and Training Institute (WITI) also gave a presentation on their activities, trades offered in the institute and some success stories of passed out students from the institute during the meeting.
During the meeting the house recommended Spring Valley School, Society, Dimapur, Sovima Samipfuko Krotho, Business Association of Nagas (BAN), Dimapur, LI-WU Society, Akito Village and KIVI Society, Akito Village for registration basing on the verification report.
The house also discussed the agenda for setting up of Bank at Tahekhu Block-IV (Rangapahar Crossing) after which the members approved in principle and referred back to DCC to prepare detail report.
