Chandigarh, July 15 - Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal said that that with the aim to ensure employment to every youth in Haryana, the State Government will work towards providing training to the youth up to the age of 35 years.

The Chief Minister was addressing the gathering at the Mega Job Fair organised at Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak today.

He said that the government has prepared scheme to identify all the youths of Haryana, who have passed the examination of ten plus two and are above 18 years of age. Under this scheme, data of will be prepared of such youth and on the basis of this data, it will be seen how many youth up to 35 years of age are engaged in traditional jobs, self-employment, agriculture, or they have got government jobs. It will also be ascertain how many youth are without job even after attaining the age of 35 years. The gap of all such youth will be eliminated through the skill development and they will be provided employment opportunities. He said that by the next academic session, the government will know the exact number of unemployed youth up to 35 years of age.

The Chief Minister said that the State Government has also started the work on making the family i-card with an aim to provide employment to the youth on priority basis.

The Chief Minister announced that now there will be no graduate or post-graduate degree holder in Haryana, who has not be provided job or enrolled under the Skill Haryana Scheme of the government. He said that there are 12 districts in which all the young graduates or postgraduates either have employment or have been enrolled under the government's scheme. He said that in the remaining ten districts, the graduates and the post-graduate degree holders will also be benefitted with this scheme.

On this occasion, the Chief Minister distributed the appointment letters to five of the youth, who were selected by different companies, and wished for their bright future.

On the first day, 75 private companies took part in the Mega Job Fair. More than 10,000 youth got themselves registered, of which more than 2,000 were shortlisted for interview. After interview, appointment letters were given to 515 unemployed youth.