Pune, July 13 -- The Maharashtra government will offer full support over next five years to promote self-employment among youth, assured Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Minister of Skill Development, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation today.

Speaking at the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Employment Fair organised jointly by the Department of Skill Development, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Pune Police Commissionerate and Haribhai V Desai College of Arts, Science and Commerce here, he said that the Maharashtra government is committed to providing employment opportunities to unemployed youth and shaping their future.

He encouraged youth to take up self-employment and innovate within their ventures.

He appealed companies to motiva...