The Chief Minister said his government would come up with a suitable policy to encourage self-employment and employment avenues in the farming sector. Dhumal was addressing a reception organised in his honour in Jwalamukhi.

The CM said his government was concerned about the prevailing unemployment problem among the educated youth and would endeavour to explore the possibilities of generating employment and self-employment avenues in the farming sector. He said diversified agricultural activities, including cultivation of off-season vegetables, cash crops and high-yielding varieties of various farm produce, could be one of the solutions to solve the unemployment problem in rural areas to some extent.