Underlining the importance of signing up for private employment and not pining for government jobs, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant cited his own example, saying his first job fetched him a salary of just Rs 4,000, of which Rs 3,000 were spent on a two-wheeler commute every month. "After completing my BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery), I was in a confused state of mind. I wondered whether to start practice or look for a job, after completing my apprentice (training) and return to Goa," Sawant,47, said on Thursday at the launch of a model career centre, jointly started by the Goa government, in association with the Goa chapter of the Confederation of Indian Industries. "I started my first job at an Ayurvedic Medical College at a salary of Rs 4,000. I would spend Rs 3,000 on my bike ride to travel from Kothambi to Shiroda. After nine months, I realised that it was not viable. So I started my own clinic in my own village in Pali panchayat. As I was working in my clinic, I got a job opportunity of a government job as an Ayurvedic physician," the Chief Minister said. He later gave up his government job to join politics full-time with the Bharatiya Janata Party. Sawant is a doctor of alternative medicine and obtained his graduation degree at the Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery degree from the Ganga Education Societys Ayurvedic Medical College in Kolhapur. The Model Career Centre, Sawant said, would help the youth find a suited vocation in the private sector. Sawant also urged youth not to hanker after government jobs and added that sigining up for employment in the private sector, would help gain hands on experience early on. Keep scrolling to read more news Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates. Mid-Day is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@middayinfomedialtd) and stay updated with the latest news This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever

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