Kerala to create 20 lakh quality jobs in five years

August 19, 2021

Kerala will create 20 lakh quality jobs in the next five years through an ambitious mission, a senior state government official has said as he discussed a strategic paper for turning the state into a knowledge society. Dr K M Abraham, Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, has said the strategic paper for building a knowledge society was formulated as per the decision taken in the first cabinet meeting after this government came to power.

The Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission of the government aims to provide skills training to students in higher education institutions and enable them to adapt to changing times, he said during a consultation with media early this week.

The scheme will cover returnees who have lost their jobs abroad, those who have completed their studies here and have not been able to find employment and those who have had to drop out of school, Abraham said. -- PTI