The Ministry of Labour & Employment on Monday signed MoUs with Porter and Gigin Technologies to expand employment opportunities and strengthen digital job matching through the National Career Service (NCS) portal.

Through its partnership with the NCS portal, SmartShift Logistics Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Porter) will promote driving and logistics-related opportunities at scale, leveraging the portal’s extensive reach to provide real-time access to structured and transparent livelihood avenues for prospective workers and service providers, the Ministry of Labour & Employment said in a statement.

Porter, as per the Ministry’s statement, aims to generate approximately 6 lakh opportunities annually through the NCS platform and around 30 lakh opportunities by 2030, thereby creating a structured and scalable pathway for employment in the logistics sector.

Under this collaboration, Gigin will facilitate the creation of at least 2-3 lakh authentic job opportunities annually along with over 1.5 lakh employer engagements, the Ministry stated. Verified job listings and employer connections will be channelled via the NCS portal, expanding access to transparent, credible, and reliable employment opportunities for registered candidates, the statement read.

In his address, Union Minister for Labour & Employment Mansukh Mandaviya said, “The NCS platform has evolved as an effective one-stop solution for youth seeking job opportunities that match their skill sets. Over 7 lakh vacancies are currently active on the portal, and nearly 59 lakh establishments have registered on NCS, opening up a vast number of avenues for young jobseekers.”

He highlighted the NCS Portal’s integration with the e-Migrate, SIDH and My Bharat platforms, as well as with the portals of various states will make it truly expansive and transformative in scale and reach.

The Minister, however, flagged the need to address the issue of skill gap during his address and urged Gigin and Porter, along with NCS, to devise mechanisms to provide training in soft skills to registered jobseekers.

Secretary Labour & Employment Vandana Gurnani, noted that over 6 crore jobseekers have already registered on the Portal and more than 9 crore vacancies have been mobilised since inception, reflecting its growing role as a key pillar of India’s employment ecosystem.

The MoUs were inked in the presence of Union Minister for Labour & Employment Mandaviya and Secretary Gurnani.

Published on April 13, 2026