Skill development programmes to be organised on railway premises
Updated: Dec 03, 2015 02:50:51pm
New Delhi, Dec 3 (KNN) Indian Railways will make available spare infrastructure, which is not operationally required by the Railways for the time being, to Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) to conduct skill development programmes for unemployed youth.
“The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) through Directorate General of Training (DGT) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and in consultation with the Railways, would identify areas within Railway premises where MSDE will undertake skill development programmes for unemployed youth especially in rural and remote areas,” Minister of State for Railways, Manoj Sinha said in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
The Minister explained that the MOU is intended to provide skills to the youth of this country to enable them to find suitable employment opportunities in the country. However, it is not intended for skilling Railway employees for enhancing their technical expertise as in house training is already being imparted to them.
He also stated that Railways regularly undertake recruitment for filling up of Technical vacant posts to meet its requirements. Occurrence of vacancies due to retirements and their filling up is a continuous process and some vacancies are inevitable.
Railways would provide only spare infrastructure to the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, who in turn, through their authorized representatives would conduct Skill Development Programmes. Wherever Railway technical manpower can be spared beyond their normal duty hours, their services can also be made available on voluntary basis, if required. (KNN Bureau)
“The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) through Directorate General of Training (DGT) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and in consultation with the Railways, would identify areas within Railway premises where MSDE will undertake skill development programmes for unemployed youth especially in rural and remote areas,” Minister of State for Railways, Manoj Sinha said in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
The Minister explained that the MOU is intended to provide skills to the youth of this country to enable them to find suitable employment opportunities in the country. However, it is not intended for skilling Railway employees for enhancing their technical expertise as in house training is already being imparted to them.
He also stated that Railways regularly undertake recruitment for filling up of Technical vacant posts to meet its requirements. Occurrence of vacancies due to retirements and their filling up is a continuous process and some vacancies are inevitable.
Railways would provide only spare infrastructure to the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, who in turn, through their authorized representatives would conduct Skill Development Programmes. Wherever Railway technical manpower can be spared beyond their normal duty hours, their services can also be made available on voluntary basis, if required. (KNN Bureau)
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