Overview

• Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma told the assembly that about 70,000 youth enter the workforce each year, while the state can offer only 2,000–2,500 government jobs.
• Recruitment is under way for roughly 7,000 vacancies across government departments, the chief minister said.
• MSSDS will operate a career counselling programme through 34 centres covering 25 domains, including defence services, banking and engineering.
• Opposition leader Mukul Sangma welcomed the initiative and called for focused handholding for defence aspirants, and the government said the programme addresses this.
• The government’s Vision 2030 exercise identifies sector-wise employment prospects and investment needs, with tourism projected to generate about 54,000 jobs.