PUBLICATION OF ADVERTISEMENT: Punjab Government issues new guidelines

Chandigarh, January 1, 2013:The Punjab Government today issued new guidelines regarding the publication of advertisement according to the directions of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and Press Council of India, and warned those people who were luring innocent people with the promise of job abroad.

Disclosing this here today a Spokesman of the Punjab Government said that in terms of section 16 of the Emigration Act 1983, only registered recruiting agents and genuine foreign employers with valid permit were allowed to advertise and recruit Indian citizens for overseas jobs.

He further said that it was also mandatory to indicate their permit number while inserting the advertisement, but it has been found by the Ministry of Indian Overseas Affairs about the publication of advertisement regarding overseas employment /jobs by unauthorised foreign employees/recruiting agents.

He said that now the Press Council of India has issued guidelines regarding the publication of Advertisement. He said that advertisements should contain the registration certificate number/permit number with full address including telephone no, post box no, email address. He also said that these could be given in addition to the full address but not as the mode of communication.

He said that name of the employer, his central registration no, telephone no, email ID etc along with the name of the destination country. The Spokesman further added that no fee towards processing application or for any other purpose should be charged from the applicant. Besides that name of the posts/jobs, number of position/vacancies in each category and the salary offered to each category of job should also be included in the advertisement.