<p>Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that government will bring a new employment policy, the first-of-its-kind in the country wherein industries giving maximum employment will be eligible for incentives.</p>.<p>Bommai was speaking after inaugurating the 'Job For All' job fair organised by the Karnataka Skills Development Department on the premises of KLS Gogte Institute of Technology here on Thursday.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/bommai-emphasises-practical-based-education-system-1063563.html" target="_blank">Bommai emphasises practical-based education system</a></strong></p>.<p>He said the state government has created infrastructure and ecosystem and industries need to provide employment to the maximum number of people. Industries should give weightage for different skills and provide employment at different levels based on the skills of job seekers, he added.</p>.<p>The companies participating in the job fair should help create wealth by giving opportunities to job seekers to work, progress, achieve and create their own personalities. Employment will help the job seekers to create wealth and chiefs of companies should provide them opportunities that will help them to rise to their level, Bommai stated.</p>.<p>Bommai said the government's thrust and focus will now be on enhancing the quality of education, skills and creation of employment opportunities. The New Education Policy lays stress on vocational courses and works closely with the industry and its demands, he said.</p>.<p>The Chief Minister also said that there is a need to upgrade higher education and professional courses to global learning standards and hence the higher education and skills development departments are working in unison to this effect.</p>.<p>Speaking on the occasion, Minister for IT-BT, Science and Technology, Higher Education and Skills Development, CN Aswath Narayan, said it is the responsibility of the government to ensure that students find jobs which are commensurate with their skills and level of education, which is the whole idea of launching the 'jobs for all' programme by the government.</p>.<p>He said six universities in the state will be upgraded to the status of 'University of Eminence' and seven government-run engineering colleges will be developed further to the level of IITs in Karnataka.</p>.<p>Narayan said the government will come up with an action plan within a month to develop the Vishweswaraiah Technical University, which is headquartered in Belagavi.</p>.<p><em>With IANS inputs</em></p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that government will bring a new employment policy, the first-of-its-kind in the country wherein industries giving maximum employment will be eligible for incentives.</p>.<p>Bommai was speaking after inaugurating the 'Job For All' job fair organised by the Karnataka Skills Development Department on the premises of KLS Gogte Institute of Technology here on Thursday.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/bommai-emphasises-practical-based-education-system-1063563.html" target="_blank">Bommai emphasises practical-based education system</a></strong></p>.<p>He said the state government has created infrastructure and ecosystem and industries need to provide employment to the maximum number of people. Industries should give weightage for different skills and provide employment at different levels based on the skills of job seekers, he added.</p>.<p>The companies participating in the job fair should help create wealth by giving opportunities to job seekers to work, progress, achieve and create their own personalities. Employment will help the job seekers to create wealth and chiefs of companies should provide them opportunities that will help them to rise to their level, Bommai stated.</p>.<p>Bommai said the government's thrust and focus will now be on enhancing the quality of education, skills and creation of employment opportunities. The New Education Policy lays stress on vocational courses and works closely with the industry and its demands, he said.</p>.<p>The Chief Minister also said that there is a need to upgrade higher education and professional courses to global learning standards and hence the higher education and skills development departments are working in unison to this effect.</p>.<p>Speaking on the occasion, Minister for IT-BT, Science and Technology, Higher Education and Skills Development, CN Aswath Narayan, said it is the responsibility of the government to ensure that students find jobs which are commensurate with their skills and level of education, which is the whole idea of launching the 'jobs for all' programme by the government.</p>.<p>He said six universities in the state will be upgraded to the status of 'University of Eminence' and seven government-run engineering colleges will be developed further to the level of IITs in Karnataka.</p>.<p>Narayan said the government will come up with an action plan within a month to develop the Vishweswaraiah Technical University, which is headquartered in Belagavi.</p>.<p><em>With IANS inputs</em></p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
