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News November 2020

SAIL BRINGS A NEW ‘WORKING PERIOD SCHEME’ FOR EMPLOYEES

Steel Authority of India
Limited (SAIL) has
introduced a ‘shorter
working period scheme’ for
helping employees attain a better
work-life balance, a company statement
said
The scheme, which became effective
from November 1, can be availed
by all regular employees upto mid-
management levels.
Under the Scheme, employees upto
E-7 grade can opt for various shorter
working hours options like three days a getting opportunities to enhance “SAIL has always been reckoned as
week, working every alternate day, four their knowledge and expertise while a pro-employee organization. The
hours every working day or half of the managing their working hours/time by company always adopts strategies
working days in a month with a variable making it flexible. and introduces schemes for better
pay structure without having any Commenting on the scheme, Anil employee engagement and motivation.
bearings on their facilities and benefits Kumar Chaudhary, Chairman, SAIL This new scheme is a step towards
including HRA/accommodation, said it will give an opportunity to this and it will give a larger canvas to
medical benefits, and other perks, as per those employees who want to invest several employees wanting to invest
the scheme. their time in other pursuits and or devote time to other pursuits and
This scheme is aimed at facilitating responsibilities, while still being responsibilities, while also being in
employees for self-development, employed. employment,” Chaudhary said.

UP GOVT TO LAUNCH ‘MISSION ROJGAR’ CAMPAIGN TO GIVE 50 LAKH JOBS

The Uttar Pradesh nodal officer for keeping track of
government to launch a employment opportunities.” he added
special campaign aimed at The entire Mission Rojgar campaign
providing jobs to 50 lakh will be run by the Infrastructure
youths by March 2021. The and Industrial Development
campaign Mission Rojgar is expected Commissioner, while a high-level
to be launched by Chief Minister Yogi committee, headed by Chief Secretary,
Adityanath after Diwali. will monitor the campaign on a
According to media report, monthly basis.
unemployed youths will get a chance Committees will also be formed at
to apply for jobs in the government the district level which will be headed
departments, councils, corporations, it was decided in the meeting that a by the respective district magistrates.
and private organizations. help desk would be set up in every The Directorate of Training and
Finalizing the Mission Rozgar plan, department and organization with Employment, in collaboration with
UP Additional Chief Secretary the task of making youths aware of private industries, will organise
(Information) Navneet Sehgal said, the employment opportunities in that employment fairs and resolve all
“These would include both direct as department. pending recruitment cases, said an
well as indirect employment. These “Moreover, a database of job official.
jobs would include both governments opportunities will be created for which Meanwhile, the state government
as well as government-enabled jobs. a special mobile application, as well has set a target to provide skill
Like the government has felicitated as a web portal, will be developed development to 7.93 lakh youths.
bank loans worth Rs 18,000 crore by the Directorate of Training and While about 6 lakh youths and artisans
for about 6 lakh new MSME units in Employment. The database will will be provided training of prior
the state since April 1. Employment be updated every fortnight. Also, learning, about 1.43 lakh will be given
will be generated in these (MSME) all administrative departments, training under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
units apart from the openings in the directorates, corporations, boards, Grameen Kaushal Scheme. A total of
government departments,” commissions among others will 302 agencies have been identified for
Chief Secretary RK Tiwari said that nominate one officer as the imparting training, said an official.

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