DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT GENERATION AND TRAINING, PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT GENERATIONforce from 1-5-1960. Under the provisions of the Act all
AND TRAINING, PUNJABthe establishments in the public sector and all the
It is to understand nomenclature has changes not theestablishments in the private sector normally employing
ACT of 1959.25 or more workers are required to notify their
Employment Department, Punjab has changed itsvacancies and also render quarterly and biennial
name from Department of Employment Punjab toreturns to the Employment Exchange of their area.
Department of Employment Generation and Training,Creation of new Department of Employment
Punjab.Generation A new Department of Employment
History of Employment Service:Generation and Training has been carved out of the
After the 2nd world war in 1945, for orderly absorptionDepartment of Labour and Employment vide Govt
of the released service personnel and other warNotification No. 18/16/2007-GC(2)/7219 Dated
workers; the need for an organisation to handle this11-04-2007 and 31-07-2007 with the following main
complex problem in a uniform manner was felt and inobjectives:
July, 1945 “Directorate General of Resettlement1. To develop a vision, strategy & policy
and Employment " was set upframework for employment generation & training
In 1947, after partition of the Country this DirectorateTo suggest measures to derive synergy of the plans
was entrusted the job of resettlement of a largeand programmes of various departments working
number of displaced persons (refugees).directly or indirectly for employment generation and
In early 1948, the Employment Exchanges werevocational training.
thrown open to all categories of applicants which2. To advise on institutional and organizational
required transition of Employment Service from amechanism for effective implementation of the action
resettlement agency to an all India placementplan for employment generation and the vocational
organisation.training to make the youth really employable by
On 1-11-1956 the day to day administration of theenhancing their skills and competencies.
Employment services was handed over to the state3. To regularly plan, implement, monitor and oversee
governments. So now the Employment service is theemployment generation action plans in the State and
joint concern of the Central and State Governmentsadvise on the future steps to be taken.
where the Central Government formulates national4. To facilitate manpower planning and vocational
policies, standards and procedure to be followed bytraining in all the key sectors of the economy.
the Employment Exchanges in the states; coordinates5. Bringing out critical gaps in various services sectors
the work of the Employment Exchanges in the states;and facilitate addressing these gaps as per the
plans and formulates programmes for expansion andrequirement of the national and international market.
development of the services; conducts trainingTo identify and advise on the regulatory aspects of
programmes for employment officers and other suchjob oriented training policies.
works which are required for the betterment of these6. Facilitate establishing more job oriented vocational
services whereas State Governments fully control theinstitutions in the Public Private Partnership Mode in line
Employment Exchanges in their respective states.with the requirement of skilled manpower and
In 1959 The Employment Exchanges Compulsoryenhancing the capacity of the existing institutions.
Notification of vacancies Act was enacted by the7. Harnessing the potential of various self help youth
Parliament and after notification of its rules, it came intogroups and educational organisations of repute.