New Delhi (PTI): The Centre has decided to list all information on job opportunities in government departments and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) on Internet by inter-linking major employment exchanges across the country.

"The computerisation process of major employment exchanges of the country is on and will be completed in the next three months.

"Once this is done, all information about job opportunities and those listed in the exchange will be available on a website," Union Minister of Labour and Employment, Mallikarjun Kharge told PTI.

This could be a boon for job seekers as the proposed 'national portal' will make all employment-related services available on a single window.

"The web portal would be a storehouse of information on availability and requirement of skilled persons and would also network with industrial training institutes and other centres," a senior official of the Ministry said.

Modernisation of employment exchanges across the country will help students register online and reach out to any exchange in the country.

The National e-Governance Plan had identified employment exchanges as one of the Mission Mode Projects.

The modernisation move will also enable real-time usage of online data submitted by employers for providing opportunities to job seekers, the official said.

Availability of data would also help both the Centre and the state governments to plan policy interventions, the official said.

Modernisation of the exchanges will be launched in two phases, covering Haryana, Rajasthan, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Assam in the first phase and the rest of the states in the second phase.

The entire project is expected to be completed in 36 months from commencement of the work.

The Labour and Employment ministry has held a series of meetings with state governments and the detailed project report is in the final stages of preparation, sources said.

National Institute for Smart Government (NISG), a non- profit making organisation, has been selected as a principal consultant for the modernisation of the employment exchanges.

Services of established job portals would also be sought to make the project possible, the official said.

Once the exchanges become fully active, they are expected to provide quality guidance on capabilities assessment, employment counseling and vocational guidance, and training- related information to the job seekers.