Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday emphasized that labourers are the most significant driving force behind the state's development. He stated that ensuring dignity, safety, quality education, and better employment opportunities for them is the government's top priority.
Review of Labour Schemes
Reviewing various schemes and proposed plans of the labour and employment department, the CM directed officials to expand the Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana to all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Simultaneously, he pushed for technology-driven employment generation, modern labour facilitation centres, and global job placements for youth.
Launched in 2020, the Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana aims to bring working children back into the formal education system. Currently operating in 20 districts, the scheme provides financial assistance to children aged 8 to 18 after enrolling them in schools.
Focus on Child Labour Eradication
“Workers are the driving force of the state’s progress. There is a need to ensure dignified living conditions, safe workplaces, quality education and employment opportunities for labourers, youth and weaker sections,” Yogi said. He directed departments to conduct special drives in child labour-prone areas to identify out-of-school children and connect them with formal education. He also asked officials to prepare skill development plans for rehabilitated children in collaboration with private companies.
Seva Mitra Platform
The CM reviewed progress under the Seva Mitra platform, a technology-based service system that connects skilled workers with households through a mobile app, web portal, and call centres. Officials informed the CM that the platform currently has 1,097 service providers, 5,049 registered Sevamitras, and more than 54,000 skilled workers. Describing the initiative as “an innovative employment model,” the CM said that government departments could also utilize the Seva Mitra system wherever required.
Industrial Expansion and Labour Reforms
The meeting also highlighted the state’s industrial expansion and labour reforms. According to official data presented during the review, Uttar Pradesh has registered 32,583 factories so far, including more than 18,400 new units since April 2017. During the 2025-26 financial year alone, 4,860 factories were registered. Officials said the labour department received recognition as a “top achiever” for implementation of Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) reforms and was honoured at Udyog Sangam 2025 for excellence in the labour sector.
Modern Labour Facilitation Centres
The government is also planning to establish modern labour facilitation centres, commonly referred to as “labour addas,” in industrial cities across the state. The CM stressed the need for safe and organised housing facilities for migrant labourers working in urban industrial clusters. He also reviewed the progress of the upcoming industrial workers’ training institute and hostel project in Kanpur. Officials said a training institute with a capacity of 200 trainees was proposed in Vishnupuri, where training would be offered in trades such as carpentry, electrician work, fitting, plumbing, painting and building construction. A separate hostel facility for 200 trainees has also been proposed in Benajhabar.
Uttar Pradesh Rozgar Mission
Officials informed the CM that the Uttar Pradesh Rozgar Mission, constituted in July 2025, has intensified efforts to connect youth with jobs both within India and abroad. The mission has already obtained a recruitment agency licence from the Ministry of External Affairs. According to data shared during the meeting, employment drives in Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Varanasi and Kanpur led to the selection of 27,555 candidates, including 2,300 for overseas jobs. Officials said that during 2025-26, around 3.74 lakh candidates secured employment opportunities through 3,030 job fairs and campus placement drives organised across the state.
Global Employment Opportunities
Yogi directed officials to ensure that job fairs are aligned with actual industry demand and linked with the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Industrial and Employment Zone. He also reviewed efforts to identify overseas employment opportunities in countries such as Germany, Japan and Slovakia. The government has signed agreements for language training programmes in Japanese, German and English to prepare youth for global employment markets.
Digital Modernisation
Officials said the state was planning to modernise the employment department into a digital platform powered by artificial intelligence, with stronger online counselling systems and AI-based job matching through the Rozgar Sangam portal.
