SAKSHAM (Shramik Shakti Manch)
- Category
Economy
- Published
24th Feb, 2021
-
Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) recently unveiled ‘SAKSHAM (Shramik Shakti Manch)’- a dynamic job portal.
Context
Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) recently unveiled ‘SAKSHAM (Shramik Shakti Manch)’- a dynamic job portal.
About
What is SAKSHAM?
- SAKSHAM (Shramik Shakti Manch) is a dynamic portal for jobs/ mapping the skills of Shramiks vis-à-vis requirements of MSMEs and other industries all across the country.
- The pilot portal originally initiated with two districts is now being launched as an all India portal.
- Objective: The portal will map the skills of Shramiks vis-à-vis requirements of MSMEs to directly connect Shramiks with MSMEs and facilitate placement of 10 lakh blue-collar jobs.
- Key Features:
- A dynamic job portal - opportunity for Shramiks and MSMEs
- Facilitate creation of 10 lakh blue collar jobs
- Direct connect between Shramiks and MSMEs, no middleman in between
- Minimise migration of Shramiks – job opportunity in proximate MSMEs
How does it work?
- The portal with the demand and supply data uses algorithm and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, for geo spatial information on demand and availability of Shramiks.
- It also provides analysis on skill training programmes of Shramiks.
- The data / information pertaining to the Shramiks and the industries (especially MSME) are being updated automatically through various whatsapp and other links.
Genesis
- The genesis of SAKSHAM took place during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- The lockdown imposed in the wake of the pandemic left lakhs of migrant labourers without work across India, forcing them to return home.
- The pilot portal originally initiated with two districts is now being launched as an all India portal.
About TIFAC
- The Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), an autonomous technology think tank under the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India.
- It was set up in 1988.
- It works to look ahead in technology domain, assess the technology trajectories, and support innovation by networked actions in select areas of national importance.
|