PM reviews J&K job plan progress

New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh has reviewed the work of the Expert Group set up by him
to prepare a job plan for the northern Indian state of Jammu
and Kashmir and directed them to ensure that the opportunities
generated were sustainable.
The Group, headed by former Reserve Bank of India, the
country's apex bank, Governor C Rangarajan, met the Prime
Minister last evening for a review of the progress of the
tasks assigned to them.
"The Prime Minister desired that the group take into
account all relevant aspects, like skill enhancement,
education and appropriate involvement of civil society and
industry, so that employment opportunities generated are
sustainable," said a statement issued by the Prime Minister's
Office (PMO).
Singh asked the group to give due regard to equity
considerations, in terms of various regions of the state,
sectors of the economy, levels of skill and gender, it said.
The Expert Group assured the Prime Minister that his
suggestions would be taken into account and its report would
be ready within three months.
The Group outlined the range if short and long term
measures being considered by it for a focused impact on
enhancing the employment opportunities and improving the
employability prospects of people of the state, both within
the state and in the larger national economy, the PMO
statement said.
Singh had set up the panel of experts on August 10 to
formulate a job plan for Jammu and Kashmir that has some
3,00,000 unemployed youth. PTI