Mounesh Vishwakarma
Pics: Mounesh Vishwakarma / Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal (SP)
Updated
Bantwal, Nov 19: The two-day 'Mangaluru Udyoga Mela' (job fair) being held at Canara Engineering College, Benjanapadavu in the taluk, began on a high note on Thursday November 19.
On day 1, as many as 10,006 aspirants appeared for the interviews, out of which 1,080 were diploma holders, 2,025 with BE degrees, 2,250 postgraduates, 2,695 graduates (BCA/BSc- 480), 590 from ITI, 145 from paramedical and 741 with qualification below SSLC/SSLC/PUC. A total of 218 companies participated, and at the end of the day, 111 companies selected 162 candidates and shortlisted 851. As many as 1,474 candidates registered on the spot.
Earlier in the day, Magsaysay Award-winning entrepreneur, Dr H Harish Hande, inaugurated the job fair. Speaking on the occasion, he called upon the young citizens to make use of opportunities like these instead of making it a habit to criticize the government.
"As against ten per cent effort of the government, job aspirants need to put in their 90 percent effort. The endeavour of the government to provide employment to large number of job aspirants through the district administration here is a laudable initiative. Unemployment paves way for the youngsters to go astray, thus contributing to the problems like terrorism and religious intolerance. Therefore, the young people should always be involved with work or business," he opined.
Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister, B Ramanath Rai, who presided over the programme, said that the government will soon take a decision about allotment of land to small scale industries. "When the human resources of the country is strengthened, it turns into a mighty power. Programmes like job fair indirectly support social harmony in the district. Therefore, it has been decided to hold such programmes every year," he stated.
Mangalore Urban Development Authority chairman, Ibrahim Kodijal, K B Arasappa of Kassia, president of Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ram Mohan Pai Maroor, chairperson of Karnataka Vocational Training and Skill Development Corporation, Pushpa Lakshamanaswamy, chairperson of Social Welfare Board, Divyaprabha Chiltadka, commissioner of employment and training department, J Manjunath, member secretary of the department of environment, Shantappa, principal of Dr Iftikar Ali College, Ganesh V Bhat, taluk panchayat president, Yashwant Deraje, Bantwal Urban Development Authority chairman, Pius Rodrigues, Ammunje gram panchayat president, Premalata, zilla panchayat chief executive officer, Shreevidya, superintendent of police, Dr Sharanappa, chairman of Alva's Education Foundation, Dr Mohan Alva, and Vivek Alva participated as chief guests.'
Deputy commissioner of Dakshibna Kannada district, A B Ibrahim, welcomed. Additional deputy commissioner, Kumar, proposed vote of thanks. Journalist, Manohar Prasad, presented the programme.
The job fair is being organized under the joint aegis of environment and ecology, D K district administration, Canara Engioneering College, and Alva's Education Foundation.