STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Giving a major boost to youth employment, Secretary, Rural Development Department (RDD) & Panchayati Raj, Mohammad Aijaz Asad on Wednesday inaugurated ‘Kaushal Parv 2025’, an IEC-cum-placement drive under the Himayat-Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY).
The placement drive turned into a significant recruitment platform with 17 reputed employers, like PepsiCo, Domino’s, Coca-Cola, Barbeque Nation, Burger King, Vardhman Textiles and Rubli Foods, offering a wide range of opportunities across sectors including retail, hospitality, textiles, food & beverages, IT-ITES, and surveillance services.
The event witnessed the participation of over 250 skilled youth mobilised by Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) under Himayat, with several candidates rec