Nashik: Around 1.34 lakh trainees working under the Chief Minister's Youth Work Training Scheme in Maharashtra are on hunger strike as the then Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's pre-assembly election promise of providing permanent jobs has not been fulfilled. On this serious issue, the trainees have started a peaceful and moderate agitation in Nashik under the leadership of Tukaram Baba Maharaj.

The future of the youth has been in doubt as the government has not provided any clear and sustainable employment path, even after completing 11 months of training. The trainees have called for the agitation, alleging that the certificate obtained after completing the training is not accepted for outside jobs.

The main demands of the Chief Minister's Youth Work Trainee Association are as follows:

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