Rise India gets 'Best entrepreneur in MSME for outstanding performance' award
Updated: Jan 22, 2015 04:21:30pm
New Delhi, Jan 22 (KNN) Leading education and training provider, Rise India has been presented with the ‘Best entrepreneur in MSME for outstanding performance’ award for its contribution to entrepreneurs, individuals and government, according to an IIFL news report.
The award was presented by Minister for Labour and Employment, Bandaru Dattatreya during the Assocham Awards Summit, held here on January-20.
Since it began operations in 2012, Rise India has so far trained more than 40,000 students on various vocational skills such as retail, IT, BSFI, construction, driving, and renewable energy.
The Summit cum Awards on “Skilling India” was organised by ASSOCHAM in partnership with various Ministries of Government of India and supported by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
Speaking at the event, Dattatreya said that about 10-12 crore people can be provided employment in the near future in India by imparting them necessary vocational skills and training.
Talking about the Apprentices (Amendment) bill recently passed by the Parliament, the minister said, “In India we are providing training to 2.8 lakh people which is very less compared to Germany (30 lakhs), Japan (1 crore) and in China (2 crore).”
“In near future we want to equate with Japan in this field so that at least 1 crore people should be given apprenticeship and skill development which needs industry’s co-operation,” he said.
On the challenges being posed to India by increasing globalisation and technological changes, the minister said that technical upgradation is very important particularly in MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) units.
He further said that skills’ training of the manpower is very important for success of the Government’s ambitious Make in India programme. (KNN/ES)
The award was presented by Minister for Labour and Employment, Bandaru Dattatreya during the Assocham Awards Summit, held here on January-20.
Since it began operations in 2012, Rise India has so far trained more than 40,000 students on various vocational skills such as retail, IT, BSFI, construction, driving, and renewable energy.
The Summit cum Awards on “Skilling India” was organised by ASSOCHAM in partnership with various Ministries of Government of India and supported by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
Speaking at the event, Dattatreya said that about 10-12 crore people can be provided employment in the near future in India by imparting them necessary vocational skills and training.
Talking about the Apprentices (Amendment) bill recently passed by the Parliament, the minister said, “In India we are providing training to 2.8 lakh people which is very less compared to Germany (30 lakhs), Japan (1 crore) and in China (2 crore).”
“In near future we want to equate with Japan in this field so that at least 1 crore people should be given apprenticeship and skill development which needs industry’s co-operation,” he said.
On the challenges being posed to India by increasing globalisation and technological changes, the minister said that technical upgradation is very important particularly in MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) units.
He further said that skills’ training of the manpower is very important for success of the Government’s ambitious Make in India programme. (KNN/ES)
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