Guwahati, Oct 8 (KNN) Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has assured that his government will make North East as an organic hub and will set up MSMEs in the state to tap the possibilities, potentialities and prosperities of Assam in sync with the nature.

"Our Government will make North East as an organic hub of the Region and we will set up small scale industries in the State in a move to tap the possibilities, potentialities and prosperities of Assam in sync with the nature,” he said.

He added, “Skill Development Programme will take us to achieve the full potential of the State and reap the demographic dividends of Assam."

The CM inaugurated Assam's first Model Skill Development Centre "Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK)".

The initiative of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and National Skill Development Corporation, PMKK aims to transform the skill landscape of the State.

The Centre will give training to the unemployed youths in 13 job roles.

He said Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Yojana has envisaged touching every district, sub-division and even the blocks to change the skill landscape of the State in the coming days.

"One of the objectives of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Yojana is to make India unique and great and transform the country into global skill capital of the world. We want to export human-resources by harnessing our youth forces by the right mix of dedication and sincerity with science and technology," Sonowal added.

Chief Minister Sonowal also pressed for a synergistic approach between the government and corporate houses in which government will provide skill development training to the youths and the corporate houses will absorb them in various vocations.