District in-charge minister Santosh Lad said the state government is organizing job fairs in every district to create job opportunities for the unemployed and aspiring youth.
He was inaugurating a district-level job fair at Karnatak College in Dharwad on Tuesday.
The job fair was jointly organized by the district administration, zilla panchayat, District Skill Mission, Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood and Karnataka State Rural Livelihood Promotion Society.
The minister said that the job fair in the district has an encouraging response from the unemployed and interested youth.
He noted that such district-level job fairs are held once in three months and feedback is collected from participating candidates to further improve employment initiatives.
He added that the skill development department has been given necessary instructions to take appropriate follow-up action.
Mr. Lad said the state government remained committed to creating employment opportunities for the youth and said that more than 40,000 jobs had already been created through various initiatives.
“The main purpose of job fairs,” he said, “is to allow direct interaction between employers and job seekers.”
He also said that the state government will fill 56,000 vacant posts as announced in the state budget as part of continuous efforts to reduce unemployment.
He urged the youth to make effective use of such opportunities.
Karnataka Bal Vikas Academy Chairman Sangamesh Appasi Babalashwar, District Level Guarantee Scheme Implementation Authority President SR Patil, Deputy Commissioner Snehal R, Zilla Panchayat CEO Bhuvanesh Patil and other officials were present.
Published – 24 Feb 2026 19:22 IST
