Maritime sector to generate over one crore jobs, Gadkari focuses on skill development

New Delhi, June 9 (KNN) Union Highway and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said that maritime sector is expected to generate the over a crore of employment directly and indirectly.

He was addressing the first meeting of Shipping Ministry’s Advisory Committee on Skill Development in New Delhi yesterday.

He said that the committee members to help maritime organizations work out skill development solutions that could provide low cost, quality training to the youth and enable them to get jobs.

“Exercise for bridging the skill gap in the sector holds special significance as the maritime sector is expected to generate over a crore of employment directly and indirectly” added Minister.

He further explained that the projects for modernization and capacity enhancement of ports, setting up of industrial clusters, port connectivity projects and development of inland water transport are expected to throw up a wide variety of jobs, and it is essential to equip the youth and build their capacity to take advantage of this golden opportunity.

The committee was constituted in April this year to help organizations under the Shipping Ministry to identify existing skill gaps and work out road maps for up-scaling their skill development initiatives. (KNN Bureau)