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MoL&E Signs MoUs with Mentor Together & Quikr to Strengthen Job Access via NCS Portal.

National | Dated: 11 Sep 2025

On September 8, 2025, the Ministry of Labour & Employment (MoL&E) signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Mentor Together, a Non-Profit Organisation (NPO), and Quikr, an Indian online marketplace, to enhance job access and career mentoring through the National Career Service (NCS) portal.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - The MoUs were signed during an event held in New Delhi, Delhi, in the presence of Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, MoL&E, and Union Minister of State (MOS) Shobha Karandlaje, MoL&E.
  • - The main objective of these collaborations is to strengthen the employment ecosystem by ensuring wider job access and providing personalized career mentoring to the youth, particularly from rural and underserved regions.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) Under the partnership with Mentor Together, the initiative aims to reach 2 lakh youth in the first year—1 lakh NCS job seekers and 1 lakh entrants under the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY)—by providing personalized mentoring support from over 24,000 trained professionals with a city- and district-level focus on underserved youth.
  • (ii) As part of the renewed MoU with Quikr, over 1,200 daily job listings from Quikr Jobs will be integrated into the NCS portal, expanding employment opportunities for registered users.
  • (iii) Quikr’s job listings cover more than 1,200 cities across India, providing a wide geographical reach and helping bridge the employment gap by connecting job seekers with recruiters.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Which Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) has recently signed an MoU with MoL&E to provide career mentoring support through the NCS portal?

Correct Answer: Mentor Together

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