Directorate of Employment, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Nagaland.
Our Correspondent
Kohima | March 30
A total of 72,751 applicants remain on the live register of employment exchanges in Nagaland as on December 31, 2022. This was stated in the Annual Administrative Report 2022-23 of the Directorate of Employment, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Nagaland tabled in the just concluded first session of 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly in Kohima.
Out of 72,751 applicants, 49,799 and 22,952 belong to male and female respectively. Post Graduates consists 6374, Graduates-21,104, Pre-University-11,209, Matriculate-12,286, Below Matric- 19,403, Degrees (Tech) - 1795 and Diploma- 580.
The report stated that during the current year, 12,977 fresh applicants have registered at the various employment exchanges for job assistance.
Duties of employment exchanges: The duties and responsibilities of the Employment Exchanges is to enforce the Compulsory Notification of Vacancies (CNV) Act, 1959, Registration of Job-seekers, Compilation and dissemination of various statistical data like Employment Market information (EMI), both from public and private sector and sponsoring of candidates for various notified vacancies.
In addition, Career Counseling & Vocational Guidance, school & college talks on various career options, etc are also undertaken by the Employment Exchanges.
Self employment: The report stated that there is a Self-Employment Promotion Cell (SEPC) in the Regional Employment Exchange, Kohima which co-ordinates Self-Employment promotional activities. A total 2458 candidates were registered, out of which 85 were placed in various Self-Employment ventures during the current financial year.
Physically handicapped cell: A special Cell for Physically Handicapped applicants established with Central assistance has been merged with the Regional Employment Exchange, Kohima.
At present there are 1064 applicants on the Live Register of Employment Exchanges under Physically Handicapped category.
Employment market information: Under the Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act 1959, the Employment Exchanges are empowered to collect various Employment Statistics from all public and private sectors employing more 24 persons.
Under this Act, the Department can also collect information from the private sector units employing 10 to 24 persons on voluntary basis.
E.M.I. programme does not give the accurate picture of employment as it does not include all establishments in private sectors, Military establishments, High court & State Legislative Assembly.
Establishment of Model Career Centers: Under the National Career Service project of the Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India, the Employment Exchanges at Kohima, Mokokchung, Phek, Wokha and Dimapur are being upgraded to Model Career Centers to provide a variety of employment related services.
During the current year, the Employment Exchanges at Mon and Tuensang have been approved for upgradation to Model Career Center.
National Career Service center for differently abled: With the objective to evaluate the Persons With Disabilities (PwDs) to unfold their full potentials, ascertain the medical, psychological, social, vocational and economic needs of the PWDs for mainstream them into the community successfully, the Department has signed a MoU with Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India on 29.01.2022 to operationalize National Career Service Centre for Differently Abled (NCSC-DA), at its temporary location at Government campus, Kuchiabill, Dimapur.
The objective of NCSC-DA is to identify the needs as well as assist PwDs to develop rehabilitation plan and to assist through Government and Non-Government organizations for rehabilitation services, to create community awareness and social responsibility on the problems of the PwDs and to demonstrate their abilities on competitive vocations, utilizing their risidual functional abilities, work out better coordination and understanding amongst the rehabilitation agencies and promote rehabilitation services at block, district and state level, provide guidance and counseling for training, self-employment, employment and selective placement of the PwDs suited to their residual capacities.
National Career Service Center for SC/STs: The National Career Service Centre for SC/STs formerly known as the Coaching-cum-Guidance Centre for SC/STs was established at Kohima in the year 1991.
The National Career Service Centre for SC/STs is housed in the Directorate of Employment, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship with the State Director as the Project Director.
The Centre aims to provide vocational guidance and career information at the appropriate stage to SC/STs, to increase their employability through Coaching & training and to channelize the available educated SC/ST manpower into appropriate vocations.
