To prevent frauds, the Punjab Government will start its own Study Abroad department
Soon the Punjab Employment Generation Department will also take on the role of a recruitment agency for the youth who want to work abroad. A special cell to send youth to study abroad will also be set up. The decision came after complaints of fraud by travel agents in Punjab became a regular affair. "We have paid Rs. 50 lakh in fee to the Union government for registering the department as an agent for sending the youth abroad for jobs," said Punjab Employment Generation Minister Charanjit Singh Channi here on Monday.The official further added that states such as Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Telangana are already sending youth abroad for work.Mr. Channi acknowledged that the youth want to go abroad for work and study and many of them are duped by unscrupulous travel agents and several complaints have been received by the government in this regard."There is no doubt that youngsters are being duped and to end this loot, the government itself is coming up as a player," said Mr. Channi.Speaking on the special cell for students wanting to study abroad, the minister said, "It will have a tie-up with foreign institutes. This will not only save students from frauds but also help them financially as the commission which foreign institutes pay to the agents would be returned to them."He told that on an average, agents take 14 lakh fees from the students who want to go abroad for studying and gets 30 percent commission."We will give this commission back to students, which will save Rs. 3 to Rs. 4 lakh for them," said the minister.Mr. Channi further added “We will try to tie-up with foreign public universities which offer education at reasonable rates. Thorough verification of foreign universities will be done before putting their names on our portal”.
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