Labour Ministry enters into MoU with Cygnus Ujala to enhance employability in the healthcare sector

The ministry of labour and employment entered into a memorandum of understanding with Cygnus Ujala to enhance employment accessibility in the healthcare sector through its National Career Service portal.This is the third such agreement, the other two already signed with Amazon and TMI Group earlier.

Labour and employment minister Mansukh Mandaviya said 11 more such partnerships are in the pipeline and all these together will bring around 25 lakh vacancies to the National Career Service portal, significantly expanding access to meaningful employment for the nation’s youth

As part of the agreement, Cygnus Ujala Group and its third-party staffing agencies involved in hiring for Cygnus will regularly post job vacancies on the NCS portal and conduct hiring through it, the ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

“The collaboration also involves organizing job fairs at Model Career Centers (MCCs), where job seekers will have the opportunity to interact directly with Cygnus’s recruitment teams,” it said.

Besides, the partnership aims to prioritize promoting employment opportunities for women and ensuring equal access to jobs. Also, the job seekers using the NCS portal will gain access to more health care job opportunities in the portal especially in Tier II and Tier III cities of the country, it said. The MoU is initially set for a period of two years.

“The National Career Service (NCS) portal is becoming a key platform for young job seekers, providing access to employment services across sectors,” Mandaviya said, adding the partnership with Ujala Cygnus expands this reach in healthcare, helping India’s youth find valuable roles and build promising careers in this field.

“These collaborations are paving the way for a robust employment landscape in India,” he said.

The ministry is in the process of upgrading the NCS portal that will offer a more user-friendly interface for job seekers, employers, and stakeholders by utilizing advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI).

As on October 31, 2024, NCS has 3.5 million registered employers and more than 11 million active job seekers. Since its launch, the platform has mobilized more than 34.6 million vacancies, with 10.9 million vacancies reported in the fiscal year 2023-24 alone.

This financial year, the total number of vacancies posted on NCS has already crossed the 10 million mark.