SHILLONG, June 10 -- The state government has decided to soon hold a meeting with the private employers for engaging local semi-skill, skilled and highly-skilled resources available in the state."We have decided that the Commissioner & Secretary of Commerce and Industries and the Labour department to jointly convene a meeting with the private business houses to again follow up on the notification issued by the government in this regard," Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong told reporters after a review meeting on Wednesday.

The notification was issued by the Directorate of Employment & Craftsmen Training after stiff opposition from several NGOs against the government's decision to grant special permission to bring highly-skilled workf...