Government promotes re-employment opportunities for senior citizens via National Career Service (NCS) portal
Government promotes re-employment opportunities for senior citizens via National Career Service (NCS) portal
- The share of older persons is rising, which increases the need for income security, re-employment avenues, and age-friendly labour-market institutions.
- The portal is a digital employment platform that matches job seekers with employers and now includes senior-citizen re-employment as a policy use-case.
- Model Career Centres expand employment services through job fairs, career counselling, training, and vacancy access in collaboration with States and institutions.
The Union Government has said that the National Career Service (NCS) Portal is being used to expand re-employment opportunities for senior citizens. The issue matters for UPSC because India’s population is ageing, and older workers need pathways for income security, especially when formal pension coverage and organised-sector jobs are limited.
What the Government has said
Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar informed the Rajya Sabha that the Government supports active ageing and employment facilitation for senior citizens through the NCS platform. The statement was made in response to a question from Rajya Sabha Member Shri Rajinder Gupta.
UPSC may link India’s ageing transition with social security for senior citizens, labour-market participation after retirement, and the role of the National Career Service Portal and Model Career Centres in providing re-employment pathways.
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