West Bengal: State portal for migrant IT professionals

KOLKATA: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has launched a web portal — ‘Karmabhumi’ — for the

IT professionals

who have returned to the state following the

Covid-19 outbreak

to help them find jobs. The aspirants will be able to connect with the IT companies in Bengal on this platform.

“We have launched web portal ‘Karmabhumi’ for IT professionals who have returned and are looking for a job change due to Covid-19. Connect to the IT companies in Bengal through karmabhumi.nltr.org,” chief minister Mamata Banerjee has tweeted.



There were more than 1,000 hits on the first day and many have already registered themselves with the portal. “There are many people of Bengal who worked not only in other states but also in other countries. They are highly qualified and professionally equipped. The state government wants to rope in these people,” a Trinamool Congress leader said.

There was a mixed reaction from IT professionals from the city. “It is a good move and I welcome the initiative. This portal will serve many purpose,” said Sector V Stakeholders’ Association vice-president Kalyan Kar.

“I am not sure how it would benefit IT employees. The government should seek more clarity from the IT-BPM industry as to whether they are going to add numbers to their existing workforce,” said Suparno Moitra, board member of IT academic bureau of AICTE. “It is a good initiative by the government. However, it is to be seen how fruitful this portal would be as job options in Kolkata is low compared to some other cities," said Kaustav Dey, a senior cloud data architect.