Govt's bid to provide employment via MSME jobs portal fails to take off

The ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) has begun an investigation into why placements through the portal have not picked up, sources said

A jobs portal — billed by the government as a speedy way to get skilled youth employed by small businesses — has hit a persistent snag. There aren't enough openings for job seekers. 

                        

At the time of this story going to print, there were a mere 65 job postings on MSME Sampark with only 923 open vacancies for the more than 460,000 trained youth registered on the portal.

The ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) has begun an investigation into why placements through the portal have not picked up,