Ranchi, Jun 21 (PTI) Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren on Friday directed officials to conduct a survey of closed industrial units and make an action plan for their revival.

The CM, while reviewing the Industry Department, said that if closed industrial units are revived, thousands of people will get employment.

Also Read | NTA Announces To Postpone Joint CSIR-UGC-NET 2024 Due to Unavoidable Circumstances and Logistic Issues.

He directed the officials to ensure implementation of 75 per cent job quota for local youths under the industrial policy formulated by the state government.

Local people of the areas where industrial units have been established should be given priority in employment, he said.

Also Read | Hinduja Family Members, Including Indian-Born Tycoon Prakash Hinduja, Found Guilty of Exploiting Domestic Workers at Their Lakeside Villa in Geneva, Sentenced to Jail by Swiss Court.

Soren also directed the officials to expedite the works of Jharkhand Plastic Park, Pharma Park, PM Gatishakti Yojana and PM Ekta Mall.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)