PANJIM: The State government has notified its recently announced Chief Minister’s Rojgar Yojana 2020 scheme for the young engineering pass-outs in a bid to boost self-employment.
The “Chief Minister’s Rojgar Yojana 2020 for Engineering Professionals” provides hands on experience to young Diploma/ Degree engineers in execution of small works that would enable them to scale up their ability to participate in open tenders with this experience. The scheme will boost self-employment opportunity for Engineering Professionals in the State.
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The notification mentions that government’s objective through this initiative is basically to give hands on experience to young Diploma/Degree holders in Civil/Electrical/Mechanical engineering in tender preparations, submission, e-tender process and execution of small works so that with the experience gained they will be able to scale up their ability to participate in other tenders. Also, training in tender preparation, tender process, e-tender procedure, etc, will be given to the empanelled engineering professionals.
Under this scheme, the engineering professionals would be awarded the project contracts of PWD having to compete through e-tendering process. While fresh diploma holder (without experience) in the relevant field of engineering — Civil/Electrical/Mechanical engineering shall be eligible to quote for works upto Rs 5 lakh under Class V Category of contactor; a fresh Graduate/Degree or its equivalent or Diploma Engineer in Civil/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering with five years experience shall be eligible quote for works costing upto Rs 10 lakh in Class IV Category contractor.
On registration in the appropriate categories, the applicant (Engineering Professionals) will be awarded only one work at a time and only after satisfactory completion of the said work will become eligible to quote for other work.
“The applicant shall be eligible for maximum four works and then exit from the scheme. However, during a financial year the applicant cannot be awarded more than two works under this scheme,” reads an extract of the detailed scheme, which was recently approved by the Dr Pramod Sawant-led cabinet.
