NHAI to generate 50 crore man day jobs

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has 282 projects of about 20,000 km under implementation across the country out of which 10,000 km are to be completed over next one to two years.

It has about around 220 projects of about 31,000 km which are to be awarded and completed in the next 3 to 4 years across all the States in the country under NHDP and Bharat Mala Schemes.

Thus, NHAI plans to construct approximately 50,000 km Highways in next 4 years, according to a government release 29 September 2017.

The ongoing and targeted NHAI projects would generate estimated employment of approximately 50 crores man days over the next four years on a seasonal basis. This would be averaging to nearly 12.5 crore man-days yearly from 2018-2022. Of this, about 1.0 crore will be professional man-days, 3.5 crore skilled labour man-days and 8.0 crore semi-skilled and un-skilled man days.

In order to meet the requirement of professionals, skilled and semi-skilled work force, NHAI has undertaken an elaborate exercise for Skill Development.

NHAI Chairman Deepak Kumar has held a meeting with the officers of Ministry of skill Development and Entrepreneurship to chalk out the road map for skilling of professionals, skilled and semi-skilled workers. fii-news.com