The interim government has finalised a draft policy for an employment scheme for jobless people, mainly in the chronically poverty-stricken areas, which is scheduled to begin in mid-September, said officials. The council of advisers headed by the chief adviser, Fakhruddin Ahmed, is expected to give its final approval to the draft and begin implementation of the scheme in two phases during the seasons of joblessness. The initial phase will last from mid-September to mid-November and the second phase from March to April 2009, said an official after a meeting at the food and disaster management ministry that approved the draft on Tuesday.