Chandigarh, February 27 – Haryana Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said that the state government has taken several effective steps to enhance skills and generate employment opportunities for youth within the state. However, if any young person wishes to go abroad, the government has established a ‘Foreign Cooperation Department’ to assist them. This department helps youth in securing employment and education opportunities overseas.
The Chief Minister was responding to points raised by the opposition on the Governor’s Address during the ongoing Budget Session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha on Friday. He said that the website of the ‘Foreign Cooperation Department’ provides information related to employment, education, trade, and investment abroad. In addition, it also lists authorized agents who are permitted to send individuals overseas. Through this website, youth can obtain details about the process of going abroad, required documents, and government assistance. He also appealed to the youth of the state not to fall prey to agents who send people abroad through illegal means.
The Chief Minister stated that the government is taking strict action against agents who send youth abroad through the illegal ‘donkey route.’ To curb fraud in the name of sending people abroad and to regulate travel agents, a law has already been enacted. The government is sending youth abroad through legal channels via HKRNS. He added that HKRNL has received in-principle approval for a Recruiting Agent license from the Ministry of External Affairs. Advertisements in this regard are being published by HKRNL from time to time.
The Chief Minister further informed that the Haryana Foreign Cooperation Department and Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam Limited organized the Panchjanya-2026 programme on January 3. Under this initiative, offer letters were issued to 210 youth for employment in Dubai. So far, 390 youth have been sent to Israel in two phases and are getting a monthly salary of more than Rs. 3.38 lakh. He added that recently a demand for 10,000 workers has been received from abroad. Through Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam, advertisements have been issued to send 7,600 eligible beneficiaries to Israel and 100 beneficiaries to Oman. The selection process is currently underway.
