Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adityanath will be announcing employment for one crore people on
June 26, setting a new record of sorts. Uttar Pradesh will become the first
state in the country to give employment to one crore people in one go. Migrant
workers who have returned to the state during lockdown will be major
beneficiaries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating in the
state-level event via video-conferencing. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) will be a major contributor to employment
since nearly 50 per cent of total jobs being created in Uttar Pradesh are under
this scheme. The Chief Minister had asked authorities to do skill mapping of
migrant workers returning to Uttar Pradesh so that they can then be provided
work according to their skills. (IANS)