NDMC to provide skill training to 25,000 staff members & contractual workers

New Delhi, July 28 (KNN) The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) in partnership with National Skill Development Corporation will provide skill development training to 25,000 people in the next six months.

“In the first phase of the training, NDMC aims to train 2,500 staff members and contractual workers. The objective of the council is to impart training to 75,000 people in total,” NDMC Vice-Chairman Satish Upadhyay said.

The proposed budget for the first phase stands at Rs 4.36 crore. The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship will provide Rs 1.5 crore of the total budget.

“Our schools and community centres will be used for the skill training programmes. We will also visit construction sites to impart training to workers,” he added.

NDMC is also working to sign an agreement with IIT-Delhi, under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) to tackle the growing problem of air pollution.  (KNN Bureau)