A PERSPECTIVE
The Employment Service in India came into existence, mainly
under the stress of post war demoblisation. Towards the end
of second world war the need for a machinery which could
handle orderly absorption in civil life, a large number of
service personnel and war workers, who were about to be
released, was keenly felt. Having regard to the complexity
of the problem and in order to ensure uniformity in policies
and effective co-ordination of efforts, it was considered
necessary that the proposed machinery be directed and
controlled by the Central Government. In accordance with a
scheme, the Directorate General of Resettlement and
Employment was set up in July 1945, and Employment Exchange
were opened in several parts of the country. With the
partition of the country in 1947, the Employment Exchanges
were called upon to deal with resettlement of a large number
of persons, who were displaced. By 1948, in response to
popular demand, scope of the service was extended to all
categories of applicants. This transition of the Employment
Service from a resettlement agency to an all India placement
organisation resulted in an enormous increase of work. From
1st November 1956 administrative control of the Employment
Service was transferred to the respective states by the
Government of India.
SET UP OF PUNJAB
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
At present 49 Employment Exchanges are functioning in the
State, 18 as District Employment Exchanges, 25 Town
Employment Exchanges, one for Physically Handicapped
Persons, 4 Divisional level Employment Offices, one Overseas
Employment Cell.The main functions of the Employment
Department are detailed as below:
1.
Registration and placement of job-seekers in gainful
employment.
2.
Providing Vocational and Career Guidance to job-seekers who
visit Employment Exchanges as well as to students of Schools
Colleges and Universities.
3.
Publication and dissemination of occupational and career
guidance literature.
4.
Enforcement of the Employment Exchanges (Compulsory
Notification of Vacancies) Act 1959.
5.
Disbursement of Un-employment Allowance to the educated
un-employed registrants.
6.
Occupational Information Unit in Directorate studies and
analyses various occupants, collects and compiles
occupational information regarding training facilities
available in the State.
7.
Collection and compilation of statistics regarding
Employment Market Information.
8.
Providing employment assistance and guidance to those
persons who are desirous of going abroad for employment,
higher education or professional training.
VOCATIONAL
GUIDANCE PROGRAMME
The main objective of this programme is to provide guidance
and employment counselling to students of schools/colleges
and un-employed youth registered with the Employment
Exchanges keeping in view their educational and mental
capacities, interests, aptitudes and present employment
trends. The Vocational Guidance is free and voluntary and is
available to all the registrants and the students of schools
colleges and universities. 15 Vocational Guidance Units and
four Deputy Directors (Vocational Guidance) are functioning
in the State.
EMPLOYMENT
MARKET INFORMATION
This programme envisages quarterly study of employment
situation in the state. The information thus collected is
analysed, compiled and submitted to the Director General of
Employment & Training, Government of India, Ministry of
Labour, New Delhi and State Planning Board for formulating
manpower scheme. This programme helps in identifying the
changes in the pattern of employment and occupations in the
State and extent of shortages and surplus of various types
of workers. the programme covers all establishments in
Public Sector including Quasi Government establishments and
those in Private Sector (Non-Agricultural) which normally
employ 10 persons or more.
ENFORCEMENT OF COMPULSORY NOTIFICATION OF VACANCIES ACT-1959
With a view to ensuring proper compliance of the provisions
of Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of
Vacancies) Act, 1959 and Enforcement Cell was setup in the
Directorate of Employment Punjab in July 1974. Its main
purpose is to acquaint and guide the employers both in
Public and Private Sectors about the provisions and
requirements of the said Act to notify all the vacancies to
the nearest employment exchange.
UNEMPLOYMENT
ALLOWANCE TO EDUCATED UNEMPLOYED PERSONS
The
Unemployment Allowance is disbursed at the rate of Rs. 150/-
per month, to Matriculates above but below graduates and
Rs.200/- per month for Graduates/Post Graduate applicants
who are registered with the Employment Exchanges in Punjab
and continously available on Live Register for three years.
Their family income should not exceed Rs. 12000/- p.a. This
amount is double for Blind and Deaf & Dumb candiadtes.
SELF EMPLOYMENT
The Government
is giving top priority to the promotion of self-employment
in the State particularly among the educated un-employed
youth. In order to have information about the different
viable projects in each District, Department of Employment
got the Self-employment surveys conducted through an agency
NITCON.
SPECIAL EMPLOYMENT
EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED APPLICANTS
A Special
Employment Exchange for Physically Handicapped is
functioning at Ludhiana providing employment assistance to
these categories of Physically Handicapped job-seekers i.e.
the Blind, the Deaf and the Dumb and the Orthopaedically
Handicapped persons of the State, according to their
residual capacity, mobility and the degree of disability.
Recently, the exchange is given the responsibility of
verification of records of employers and placement under PWD
Act, 1995.
CAREER
LITERATURE/PUBLICATION
A Career Study Centre was established in 1971 in the
Directorate of Employment Punjab on the guidelines supplied
by the Directorate General of Employment & Training, New
Delhi. The main purpose of centre is to prepare Career
literature and publications.
OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
Overseas
Employment Cell is an Internet based Employment Exchange
where candidates desirous of going abroad for employment are
registered and those who do not stand any chance w.r.t.
vacancies abroad are counseled. The Cell is working under
the aegis of a society named " Punjab State Council for
Employment and Training" which was got registered in
February, 1998. The main aim and objectives of the society/
cell is the placement of candidates abroad and it is a
futuristic objective.
The Cell
has its own website
www.overseaspunjab.com
and resume of the registered candidates are put on the site.
candidates can get themselves registered with the cell on
payment of nominal registration fee of Rs. 200/- and Rs.
75/- respectively for general and reserved category
candidates for One Year. Registration form is available at
Overseas Employment Cell office and from all the District
employment Exchanges of Punjab State by paying Rs. 50/-.
Renewal Fee is Rs. 150/- and 75/- respectively for general
and reserved category
The
website of the cell is open to the employers all over the
world for selection of suitable candidates for their
requirements.
For more
details visit
www.overseaspunjab.com
or e-mail at
incharge@overseaspunjab.com ,
mail post at Overseas Employment Cell, Punjab, SCO 1118-19,
Sector 22-B, Chandigarh, India
