Jharniyojan portal of Jharkhand

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About the portal-

• The portal will act as a platform for the employers to share businesses and manpower-related information and for the candidates looking for jobs. 
• According to the government,  all private establishments have to register themselves.
• The employers who make use of the portal will have to adhere to the ‘Jharkhand State Employment of Local Candidates in Private Sector Act, 2021’.
• “Although there is a provision of punishment under the Act, local companies and employers are expected to voluntarily comply with it and provide employment opportunities to local youth/women.
• The government said a provision has also been made to set up a committee headed by the Principal Secretary, Labour, Employment, Training and Skill Development Department to monitor compliance of the Act/Rules.
• The ‘Jharkhand State Employment of Local Candidates in Private Sector Act, 2021’ was passed with the objective to provide employment opportunities to the unemployed youth of the state at the local level.
• In 2022, the rules related to the implementation of the Act were notified. As per the Act, 75% of jobs in private sectors with salaries up to Rs 40,000 are to be reserved for “locals” in the state.
• It applies to all establishments which are in the private sector and where 10 or more people are employed.
• If the local companies have problems in getting skilled manpower at the local level, then provision has been made under the Act to provide necessary training to eligible youth, the release said.
• The government has specified that Central or state government undertakings will not be included in the Act. 
• However, the provisions of the Act will be applicable to all the organisations outsourcing services to the establishments/undertakings of the central government or the state government.

Note:

• In 2022, the Supreme Court has set aside (or lifted) a stay order that was placed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the law that reserved 75% of private jobs for the residents of the Haryana. 
• According to the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020, 75% of the jobs in the private sector will be given to the residents of Haryana.

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