Overview

• Delhi's Labour Minister Kapil Mishra chaired a May 22 meeting to strategize the upcoming job fair aimed at boosting youth employment.
• The fair, scheduled for July 2025, is part of the 2025-26 budget allocation to create a platform for direct interaction between job seekers and employers.
• Government departments and industry bodies, including FICCI, DICCI, and CII, are tasked with collecting data on employers and job-seeking youth to optimize participation.
• Educational institutions under the Directorate of Training and Technical Education and Higher Education have been instructed to provide campus placement and recruitment data.
• A follow-up meeting next week will finalize key details, including venue selection, participant estimates, and recruitment targets.