FounderofWebpulse Solution Pvt Ltd & BrandEmpower Pvt Ltd,NewDelhi - MrRahul RanjanSingh,whohimself was a small-town boy,born inAurangabad,Bihar, broughtup in a smalltownof Jharkhand,Latehar, but now a successfulyoung entrepreneur inDelhi forover a decade,believes thatunemployment crisiscan besolved ifthe focusgets shiftedtowards smalltownsofIndia andthen Indiawill boom.
Togrow a tree,the focusshould beon theroots morethan thebranches ofthe tree.Similarly, tosolvetheproblem ofunemployment,if thefocus isshiftedtowards generatingemploymentopportunitiesin smallercities and villages,where expenses ofliving are muchlesser than thatofinmetropolitancities.
Rahulsays, “He belonged to a middle-class family, andhe was observing theliving conditions ofhisfamily, his colonyand the youthsin his cityand so heleft for Delhi rightafter completing 12thwith a fearof spoilinghis lifein thesmall town.This isthe condition ofall theyouths ofsmallcities,whoknow thatifthey need a bettercareer, a brightfuture, theymustleave forDelhi,Mumbai,Pune,Bangalore kindof bigcities tosharpentheir skills. I hadto struggle a lot inthebeginning,to develop skillsand due to determinationand hard work I could succeed and I amsuccessfullyrunningWeb Development,Digital MarketingandBranding Company in Delhi.Butallthe youths fromsmaller cities mightnot succeed likeme due totough life andhigh expensesofmetrocities.”
Rahuladded, “Therefore, I decidedto setup a branch office of mycompany inmy ownstateJharkhandso thatthere couldbe a platform ofskill development andjob opportunitiesfor theyouthsofsmalltowns ofBihar & Jharkhand,insteadof migratingtoDelhi likeme.Right afterthefirstlockdown dueto thepandemic, when theworld knewthe ideaof working fromhome, I thoughtwhy notopen a branch office in Ranchi,Jharkhand and build a team ofyouth over there.This ideaworked andwithin a year, I shifted the office to a biggerspace with a capacity of200employeesand namedthespace - “Webpulse ITPark”.The ideabehindthis branch officewasto givethe job tothe skilled youthof Jharkhand anddevelop theskills of unskilledyouths.Thisideaworked andtoday, I have a biggerteam inRanchiBranch at Webpulse ITPark thanthehead office in NewDelhi.”
RahulRanjanSingh hasbeen tryingto motivateother entrepreneursin metrocitiesto generatesuchemployment opportunitiesin smallercities ofIndia.Thiswill notonly makesmaller towns prosperousbut alsostop the increasingpopulation in metrocities which increasingdue to themigrationofyouthfrom smallertowns.
At Webpulse ITParkinRanchi, youthsfromallthecitiesof JharkhandaregettingjobopportunitiesforthepositionsofBusinessDevelopmentExecutives,CustomerSupportExecutives,WebDevelopers,WebDesigners,SEOExecutives,ContentWritersetc.Morethan50youths havegot jobs andthey areworking for clientsfrom allover India & the world. Rahulsaidthat planis toemploy 200youths in thenext 6 months. Inthe worldof technology, whereworkcan bedone from anywhere,using theinternet and electricity,such innovationsshould bestartedby moreentrepreneurs insmaller towns. Morethan 50%of successfulentrepreneurs inmetrocities belongto smaller townsand theyshould think aboutimproving the livesof youthsintheirtowns.
RahulRanjanSingh saidthat theresponsibility ofjob creationshould notbe totallyput ontheshouldersof thestate andcentral government.If onelakh entrepreneursstart a branch insmalltownsof India bygenerating 100 jobsin each ofthe branches, one croreyouths can getjob inIndia.Such efforts bythe entrepreneursofIndia cancontrol thecrisisof jobemployment to a bigextent.Onecrore jobwill help 1 crore families. A small effort bymassesbrings bigresults.