New Delhi: The Gujarat Congress is leaving no stone unturned in its efforts to win over the people in the state ahead of the Assembly polls that are likely to be held in November end. Releasing a three-page document titled 'Gujarat Praja Vikas Darshan-2012', the state Congress chief Arjun Modhwadia announced sops for the unemployed youth, the IT sector, agriculture, handicrafts and tourism.
The Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee, in their Seventh Point on Youth and Employment stated that the Congress Government, if elected, will relax the age limit upto 35 years in Government jobs, make 80 per cent employment to local residents mandatory by bringing new industrial policy, ensure the generation of 10 lakh new employment opportunities for youth, recruitment of 5 lakh youth under the Apprenticeship Act, Employment Parks in bigger towns for self-employment, 100 new ITIs, allotment of 500-100 yards plots in industrial estates for setting up small industries to the youth having acquired technical and professional qualifications and grant of subsidies to them.
The government also plans vocational self-employment centres for tribal youth in eastern-tribal belt and international level training institute for professional training, land to artisans and youth of Vishwakarma samaj for their traditional professions, priority in loans and subsidies, setting up of Agro Industries Training Centers in four Agricultural Universities for value additional in agro-products in processing and manufacturing for youth of agriculturist families and allotment of lands for setting up agro-based industries.
The sops come after the Narendra Modi government quietly launched a scheme to provide Rs 45,000 to about 2 million below poverty line (BPL) families in the state's rural areas.
The scheme was launched after the Congress's promise of providing free houses and plots was welcomed by the people and received huge response.
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