MNA � Head of the Plan and Budget Organization Mohammad-Bagher Nobakht announced on Wednesday that by the end of the present Iranian year (March 20, 2020), some 988,000 job opportunities will be created by the government.

�Some 988,000 job opportunities will be created this year and the government has also creating jobs in rural and nomadic areas on agenda,� Nobakht said, �About $1.5 million has been allocated in this regard.�

As he informed, the government has also implemented eight major macroeconomic plans to activate domestic production sector.

�Renovation of dilapidated areas, agriculture sector, cultural heritage, industry and mining besides culture and art are the sectors in center of attention of the said eight programs," as he described.

�The government tries to created 270,000 job opportunities in industry and mining sector,� he added.