Adding up to the many firsts, Sikkim's ‘One Family One Job’ employees over 12,000 youths in Rojgar Mela

NewsBharati    14-Jan-2019
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Gangtok, January 14: Accomplishing every pledge made, the state of Sikkim lived up to its promise when they said ‘One Family One Job’ is entitled to everyone here. Employing the youth of the state, the Rojgar Mela in Gangtok ensured handing appointment letters to almost 12,000 unemployed youths.

 

Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling on January 12 launched the 'One Family One Job' scheme which entitles one government job for every family in the state. CM Chamling had announced the scheme last year during the winter session of the state Legislative Assembly. The "Rojgar Mela" (an employment fair) organised at the Paljor stadium in Gangtok, handed out appointment letters to over 12,000 unemployed youths on January 12.

The letters were awarded only to members of those families which do not have a government job at present. The task of providing employment was entrusted to the Department of Personnel.

Addressing the occasion, CM Chamling also announced that over 25,000 already employed but unregularized government employees would also be subsequently regularised within 2019 according to their seniority. He further added that Sikkim has become the first state in the country to carry out such an exclusive programme for the people who would now be entitled to state government employee benifits.

He also said that Sikkim was the only state that earmarks 70% of its revenues towards salaries for state government employees. As of now, the state government has over 1 lakh regularised employees on its rolls from a population of just 6.4 lakh.

Sikkim is also the only state in the country that gives the highest salaries to state government employees.

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