LUCKNOW, Feb. 28 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday said it was making all efforts and holding job fairs and career counselling sessions to provide jobs to youths. It said the jobs to the youths were also being provided in foreign countries and through outsourcing of manpower in the state.

Besides providing 75000 government jobs, more than 13 lakh private sector jobs have been provided and counselling sessions about jobs have been conducted for 24 lakh youths following installation of the Yogi Adityanath-led government in 2017.

The BSP government (2007-2012) provided around 74,700 jobs while the Samajwadi Party government provided 1.39 lakh jobs between 2012 and 2017, the state government said. Minister for labour and employment ...