Fri. Mar 29th, 2024

The Punjab Government is ready to set up a special cell for sending the youth seeking to work in abroad or want to pursue education.

The move came following regular complaints of fraud by travel agents.

“We have paid Rs. 50 lakh in fee to the Union government for registering the department as an agent for sending the youth abroad for jobs,” said Punjab Employment Generation Minister Charanjit Singh Channi here on Monday.

Some states like Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Telangana are already sending the youth abroad for work said an official of the department.

Mr Charanjit Singh Channi acknowledged that the youth wanting to go abroad for studies and work were being cheated by untrustworthy travel agents and several complaints had been received in this regard.

“There is no doubt that youngsters are being duped and to end this loot, the government itself is coming up as a player,” said Mr Charanjit Singh Channi .

Speaking on the special cell for students wanting to study abroad, the minister said, “It will have a tie-up with foreign institutes. This will not only save students from frauds but also help them financially as the commission which foreign institutes pay to the agents would be returned to them.”

Mr Charanjit Singh Channi said that on an average fee of Rs. 14 lakh taken from a student for studying abroad the travel agents get upto 30% commission.

“We will give this commission back to students which will save upto Rs. 3 to Rs. 4 lakh,” said the minister.

On an average near about 60,000 to one lakh youngster go abroad for studies and employment purposes

Mr Charanjit Singh Channi  said, “We will try to tie-up with foreign public universities which offer education at reasonable rates and a thorough verification of foreign universities will be done before putting their names on our portal.

The minister said the department was setting up a call centre to assist every unemployed youth and it would be run by a team of 100 professionals.

The government would hold mega job fairs from September 9 to 30 in which upto 2.10 lakh jobs in the private sector would be offered under the Ghar-Ghar Rozgar scheme.

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