The portal named ‘Senior Able Citizens for Re-employment in Dignity’ (SACRED) will bring senior citizens and providers in search of employment on a single platform.
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment says it aims to find ways to ensure senior citizens a healthy, happy, empowered, dignified and self-reliant life.
An amount of Rs 10 crore will be provided for the development of the platform as well as a maintenance grant of Rs two crore per year for five years.
Similarly, an amount of Rs 10 crore will be spent annually for promotion of the portal in various business enterprises.
According to the ministry, a senior citizen will get himself registered on the portal with his/her relevant education, previous experience, skills and areas of interest.
The individual will also select keywords in relation to the expected tasks, which will enable job providers to find them automatically.
“Any job provider – individual, firm, company, partnership and voluntary organization – can also register on the portal. The job provider will specify the work involved and the number of senior citizens required to complete it,” the ministry said. .
Voluntary organizations will help senior citizens to apply for these jobs and no user fee will be charged from any senior citizen by any voluntary organization.
“Therefore, the employment portal will not only serve the senior citizens seeking employment, but also employers, self-help groups (SHGs), senior citizens seeking skills and other agencies or individuals,” the ministry said.
The Ministry, however, clarifies that ‘Employment Exchange Portal’ shall not be a guarantee for getting jobs or employment or for sale of products of SHGs, or for any other activity.
“It will act as an interactive platform where stakeholders meet each other virtually and decide on course of action with mutual respect, consent and understanding. The web portal will be developed through NIC. Enrollment for Elderly And there will be substantial publicity between the two enterprises portal,” it said.
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