Kerala minister calls on young people to create jobs, not only seek them
Kerala Higher Education Minister Roji M. John has urged young people to aim to become employment providers rather than remain job seekers. Speaking at an education event in Kochi, he said more industries and businesses must be enabled to grow so that employment opportunities increase.
Kerala Higher Education Minister Roji M. John has urged young people to work towards becoming employment providers rather than remaining job seekers. John said conditions should be created for more industries and business ventures to grow, generating additional employment opportunities.
He was speaking at a meeting in Kochi connected with the grand finale of an inter-college elocution competition. The event was organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday, September 28. Chamber president Rajkumar Gupta presided over the meeting.
Kochi MLA Muhammed Shiyas, former chamber president Akshay Agarwal and chamber vice-president Chirag J. Shah also spoke at the gathering. The competition’s inter-college results were announced during the event.
Riga Rose Babu, Aravind R. Chandran and Gerard John won first, second and third places respectively. John also presented awards to Gopika Ganesh and Susan Davis, winners of the K.R.
Mehta Memorial inter-college essay-writing competition. The M.K. Mehta Ever-Rolling Shield for the school with an outstanding SSLC examination result was awarded to St.
Mary’s Anglo-Indian Girls High School in Fort Kochi. The source did not provide details of specific employment policies or initiatives proposed by the minister. His remarks focused on creating an environment in which industries and businesses could expand and produce more jobs.
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