New Delhi, Oct 30: Asserting that the government was working towards creation of one crore jobs every year, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today asked the youth to change their mindset of seeking government jobs and instead look towards self-employment. "We need to create a proper awareness among the youth about the various employment and self-employment schemes of the government", he said adding, it is the duty of concerned government officers and bank managers to quickly attend to these problems.
Vajpayee, who was addressing the first Asian summit on youth entrepreneurship and employment, said in developing countries including in India, the mindset of young people wanting government jobs has to change.
"In an era of reforms, the role of the government has changed. Rather than being directly engaged in running enterprises, the government has to facilitate the spirit of enterprise among the people to grow", he said.
Vajpayee assured the government would consider reducing interest rates for rural entrepreneurs under rural employment generation programme as sought by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission.
Bureau Report