Saral Rozgar has signed an MoU with the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment for National Career Services online portal to bridge the digital divide in the job market place
Job opportunities on the NCS portal will be passed on to the aspirant job seekers registered with Saral Rozgar
Saral Rozgar – a unique integrated mobile job marketplace that helps blue-collar and entry level job seekers to connect with mainstream employers anywhere in India in an affordable manner. The service leverages cutting edge omni-channel digital platform and delivers job opportunities in their chosen language
New Delhi, 10th February, 2016 – Tech Mahindra Ltd. a specialist in digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering and part of USD 16.9 billion Mahindra Group has associated with the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment for the National Career Services (NCS) online portal. This association gives Saral Rozgar access to a larger pool of job seekers and aids the fulfillment of job vacancies. This is in line with Saral Rozgar’s mission of bridging the digital divide in the unorganized job marketplace.
Saral Rozgar is a partner organization wherein the job opportunities on the NCS portal will be passed on to the aspirant job seekers registered with Saral Rozgar. The job seekers can then apply to these jobs.
Speaking on the occasion, the Secretary, Min. of Labor and Employment, Shri Shankar Aggarwal, said, “NCS has been implemented to act as an integrated platform for all the key stakeholders like industry, central government, state government, PSUs etc. to join hands in realizing India’s aspiration of becoming a globally competitive workforce. These MoUs are only the first step in this journey and we are looking forward to more such strategic partnerships.”
“The objective of NCS partnering with Saral Rozgar is to facilitate reaching out to user the job seekers who are not present in the Internet world. The job seekers can connect easily over the mobile phone with Saral Rozgar and NCS call centers and create their resume and search relevant jobs matching their skill set,” said Pravin Srivastava, Deputy Director General, DGE, Min. of Labor and Employment.”
Speaking at the MoU exchange, Mayuk Dasgupta, Business Head – Saral Rozgar, Tech Mahindra Ltd. said, “We are excited about our association with the National Career Services (NCS) portal. This will help mobility innovations such as Saral Rozgar to connect with the untapped job seekers and bridge the employability gap. It will also improve our fulfillment ratios with our clients and increase the brand awareness among the audience.”
Saral Rozgar has more than 6 million registered job seekers across 800 locations covering 23 states. More than 10,000 employers including large corporate employers use Saral Rozgar for their entry level and blue collared recruitment needs. There are more than 1 million jobs being generated across 150 plus categories for supporting the job search for candidates who are not digitally present. Additionally, it has received several accolades from national and international bodies of repute for INNOVATION.
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About Saral Rozgar:
Saral Rozgar is one of its kind technology revolutions for India’s employment needs. It has a registered job seeker base of close to 6 million+ and generated more than 1 million job openings across 150 plus categories. Saral Rozgar has successfully engaged job providers such as Whirlpool, Home Credit, Blue Dart, Godrej and Boyce, Mahindra Tractors, Bharti Axa, Birla Sun Life, Glaxo Smith Kline, and others. Partnerships have been extended with the skill development training partners of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), DGET, NIESBUD and various state skill development bodies engaging the trained youths to the entry level jobs.
Accolades for the offering:
mBillionth Award (2013) for m-Inclusion
Special Mention Award at Manthan Awards South Asia & Asia pacific (2012)
Aegis Graham Bell Award (2012) for “Innovative Value Added Services”
CMO Asia Award (2012) for “Best use of CSR Practices in IT Industry”
Rural Marketing Award 2012 for Innovative Ideas for Rural Development
5th National Telecom Award 2011
Mahindra Innovation Award 2010-11
About National Career Service (NCS):
National Career Service (NCS) is the flagship program under the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India and is under the DGET, Min. of Labor and Employment. NCS is similar to the western concept where the aspirant can have a one stop shop availability for all information related to education, career, training, jobs and other related fields. More than 2 crore students passing out from the ITI, Polytechnic and VTIs in India will get benefitted out of this initiative.
About Tech Mahindra
Tech Mahindra represents the connected world, offering innovative and customer-centric information technology services and solutions, enabling Enterprises, Associates and the Society to Rise™. We are a USD 4.0 billion company with 107,100+ professionals across 90 countries, helping over 800 global customers including Fortune 500 companies. Our innovation platforms and reusable assets connect across a number of technologies to deliver tangible business value to our stakeholders. Tech Mahindra is also amongst the Fab 50 companies in Asia as per the Forbes 2014 List.
We are part of the USD 16.9 billion Mahindra Group that employs more than 200,000 people in over 100 countries. The Group operates in the key industries that drive economic growth, enjoying a leadership position in tractors, utility vehicles, information technology, after-market and vacation ownership.
Connect with us on www.techmahindra.com
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