Nongpoh: The Ri Bhoi Students Union central body, while expressing concern over the rising unemployment amongst the educated youths of Ri Bhoi, had on Saturday formed a new cell which will primarily look and take priority to help locals of the district on employment issues as per their educational qualifications.
The new cell of the union known as the Employment Cell was formed during a meeting held at Nongpoh on Saturday in presence of its working president Amberlight Masharing, president Everjoy Nongpluh and other union leaders and members.
The cell has been formed with the sole intention to look and help the local educated youths of the district, who are unemployed, in getting first priority while applying for jobs within the district as per their educational qualifications.
“It is very discouraging to the see the educated youths of the district fall victim into bad habits and one such example is the rising drug users in the district, and as an organisation which looks after the welfare of the district, we are deeply concerned on this rising trend and, therefore, we feel the need of the hour is to form this employment cell,” the union president said.
The leaders of the union also informed they received several complaints from the educated youths of the district saying they were being rejected while applying for jobs in other districts of the state, while people from other districts are being welcomed in Ri Bhoi, especially when it comes to vacant posts advertised by the District Selection Committee.
