Government Initiative- PM Imran approves national job portal for youth.

Prime Minister Imran Khan approved establishment of a National Job Portal to offer opportunities to the unemployed youth of Pakistan. He gave the approval during a meeting with Special Assistant on Youth Affairs Usman Dar held. The Prime Minister said that youth is a precious asset of Pakistan and it is priority of the present government to empower them. On the occasion, Dar briefed the prime minister about the Kamyab Jawan programme and progress on the provision of loans to the youth. He also gave a detailed briefing regarding the National Job Portal besides holding consultations for the Tiger Force. The National Job Portal is part of the digital transformation of the country initiative and will facilitate the unemployed youth to find employment in public sector.

The job portal will also offer citizens with verified information regarding career opportunities. Keeping in view merit and transparency, the jobs will be posted by a well-developed back end portal, which assists the employer in hiring the deserving candidates only on merit. Under the initiative, federal departments and agencies will be bound to advertise vacancies on the portal. Prime Minister who chaired a meeting of the Policy Committee overseeing the Prime Minister's COVID Relief Fund to review funds utilization details said that Pakistanis are the most giving nation and their generosity is legendary.

Full transparency will be ensured in using donated funds", Imran Khan assured the meeting. Furthermore, statistics showed that the fund received 4.8 billion rupees donations from within Pakistan and overseas. Rupees 1.08 billion were donated through international donors while 3.8 billion rupees were contributed locally. Earlier this year, the Prime Minister had publicly proclaimed two policies with respect to this fund, committing that these funds would be disbursed by the Ehsaas Emergency Cash to assist the COVID-19 job loss affectees.

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