Mizoram takes measures to solve unemployment problem

Aizawl, Nov 18 (UNI) The Mizoram government has made various plan to introduce employment oriented policy for eleventh five year plan from the next fiscal.

Talking to newspersons here today, state's Chief Secretary Haukhum Hauzel said a multi- dimentional employment policy would be introduced to eradicate unemployment in the state.

Mr Hauzel said high-tech jobs in agriculture and horticulture sectore along with other employment generation schemes would be implemented from 2007-08.

''Plans have been made where the educated unemployed would feel at home as there is a scope of agriculture and horticulture going high-tech,'' he stated.

He also informed that business avenues were being explored and banks could come forward in financing entrepreneurships for educated youths to encourage trade.

''A high level committee has been constituted to provide benefits from banks to 37,534 educated unemployed youths registered under the employment department in the state,'' Mr Hauzel added.

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