State Government signs MoU with EFS for overseas placements of youth

 A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed here today in the presence of Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu between Himachal Pradesh Government and EFS Facilities Services Group Limited, based in Dubai, UAE for overseas placements of youths of the State.  Deputy Director (Employment) Sandeep Thakur signed the MoU on behalf of the department and Chief Executive Officer Tariq Chauhan on behalf of EFS Facilities Services Group Limited.

Chief Minister offered appointment letters to five youth Rajat Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Jaspreet Singh, Abhinav Sharma of Una district and Dinesh of Hamirpur district of their placements overseas.  The Visa process of all the five selected candidates was under process and they were expected to go to Saudi Arabia in the month of September this year, where they would work in NEOM city project. He said that the MoU would pave the way for better employment opportunities for Himachali unemployed youth globally in future and addressing unemployment.   He said that the process of Overseas Placement would now be taken up throughout the State through Recruiting Agencies (RAs ) by the Department.   

He directed the Labour and Employment Department to evolve a mechanism to track and trace to ensure the well being of the candidates working abroad emphasizing that Mukhya Mantri Sewa Sanklap Helpline 1100 would be associated with this task.  

He said that the State Government would make necessary amendments in the technical courses to ensure better employment avenues.

Sh. Sukhu said that the State Government was also exploring the  possibilities of more overseas employment opportunities and for for this purpose the department will coordination with the Counsel General of India office in Dubai.

The Chief Minister said that as a part of its broader India hiring strategy, EFS plans to meet 15-20% of their hiring needs from the State, up to 1000 candidates per year, particularly in sectors such as Hospitality, Technical Services, Housekeeping, Food and Beverage and Office Support.

 The State Government was committed to provide employment and self employment opportunities to the youth of the State and over 31000 posts have been created by the present State Government in the government sector alone in a short span of about 20 months. He said that Rs. 680 crore Rajiv Gandhi Start up Scheme had been implemented in the State to motivate the youth of the State to start self employment ventures to earn their livelihood.  

EFS Facilities Services Group Limited, based in Dubai, UAE Chief Executive Officer Tariq Chauhan said that the Company was registered with the Ministry of External Affairs and a global leader in Integrated Facility Management operating across 25 countries in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Europe.  He said that EFS is committed to a pilot project of at least 25 plus candidates from this region by December, 2024. He said that no recruitment fees would be charged from the candidates and complete protection from exploitation would be provided by intermediaries.

The Chief Minister was also presented a book titled ‘Getting to Resilient Mode’ authored by Tariq Chauhan.  

Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan, Secretary, Labour and Employment Priyanka Basu, Commissioner, Labour and Employment Mansi Sahay Thakur, OSD to Chief Minister Gopal Sharma and other representatives of the Company were present on the occasion.