Jharkhand Eying to Attract Big Ticket Investments for Job Creation for Local Workers

Present state of the locals

Construction and manufacturing all over India are usually manned by the skilled and unskilled workers mostly from Jharkhand, Bihar etc. Labour from these states migrate to various places in India for work in projects through different small contractors. With opening up of private capex spending, many projects are coming up in Jhacivil construction, Mechanical fabrication, mechanical erection, machining, piping fabrication, piping erection, electrical erection, electrical testing, C & I erection, C & I testing, mechanical painting and structural painting etcrkhand nowadays and job opportunities are increasing for local workers to work in their home state under small contractors.

Present initiatives in Jharkhand

The government is eyeing to attract big-ticket investments and make Jharkhand a leading hub for manufacturing of electric vehicles, among others, had offered sops and facilities to mega industrial players including Tatas, Vedanta, SAIL, NTPC and Maruti Suzuki. Offering lands for industrialisation and urging industrial houses to fulfil their commitment in utilising land for setting up units and not to leave it vacant as it was linked to the hopes and aspirations of development. Creating huge employment for local workers is one of the topmost priority of the state for all-round development.

Dalmia Cement Unit in Bokaro

On 6thDecemebr 21, foundation stone of second unit of Dalmia Bharat Cement Plant at Bokaro was laid by the Chief Minister. This unit to be built at a cost of Rs 567 crore and shall have huge employment opportunity and all-round development in the state. Jobs for local unskilled and skilled labour in the field of civil construction, mechanical fabrication&erection, machining, piping fabrication&piping erection, electrical erection&testing, C & I erection and testing etc. 

The CM advised not to leave land vacant as the poor farmers, the needy and the others who give their land have great expectations to get jobs nearby. So the industries should train them for development of skills, to start with it should be in civil construction. Like any infrastructure development, here also civil construction activities like boundary wall, buildings, silos, warehouse etc which will require many skilled people in civil construction. Industries should give them employment and the locals should be empowered. He also mentioned that nothing is impossible if there is a positive attitude and a strong will. Under the new industrial policy it is priority of the government that maximum capital investment should be done in the state for development and employment generation. In house training facilities are to be created for civil construction skill development. Mason, Carpenter, Plumber, Painter, Bar benders are the different common skills in civil construction activities. 

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