Punjab skill development mission to enrol 1 lakh youth
Updated: Jul 29, 2015 01:31:22pm
Chandigarh, July 29 (KNN) Punjab Government chalked out a detailed action plan under Punjab Skill Development Mission to upgrade the skills of one lakh youth of the state to make them employable.
The detailed modalities and action plans of the various skill development initiatives of Punjab Skill development mission was reviewed by Chief Secretary, Punjab, Sarvesh Kaushal, while chairing the steering committee of the mission.
He said the state government had notified the 'Punjab Skill Development Mission' to oversee and co-ordinate the implementation of various skill development schemes across all the departments.
Steering Committee has been constituted to frame policies for the mission under the guidance of governing council and takes financial and administrative decisions concerning the mission.
For the skill training initiatives in health sectors, the construction work of 3 skill development centres and 6 hostels at Patiala, Faridkot and Amritsar has already commenced. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 33.88 crore.
For setting up of skill development centres in the construction sector, it was apprised that 1.78 acres of land at Ludhiana and two acres of land each at SAS Nagar, Amritsar and Jalandhar has been identified.
For the skill development initiatives in agriculture and animal husbandry sector, the chief secretary asked the concerned departments to expedite the establishment of skill development centres at Punjab Agriculture University Ludhiana and Guru Nanak Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Ludhiana.
The modalities of setting up MSDCs at Amritsar, Jalandhar, Bathinda, Hoshiarpur and Ropar like identification of space, course finalization, building and architectural plans, training infrastructure, finalization of services providers were also discussed during the meeting. (KNN Bureau)
The detailed modalities and action plans of the various skill development initiatives of Punjab Skill development mission was reviewed by Chief Secretary, Punjab, Sarvesh Kaushal, while chairing the steering committee of the mission.
He said the state government had notified the 'Punjab Skill Development Mission' to oversee and co-ordinate the implementation of various skill development schemes across all the departments.
Steering Committee has been constituted to frame policies for the mission under the guidance of governing council and takes financial and administrative decisions concerning the mission.
For the skill training initiatives in health sectors, the construction work of 3 skill development centres and 6 hostels at Patiala, Faridkot and Amritsar has already commenced. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 33.88 crore.
For setting up of skill development centres in the construction sector, it was apprised that 1.78 acres of land at Ludhiana and two acres of land each at SAS Nagar, Amritsar and Jalandhar has been identified.
For the skill development initiatives in agriculture and animal husbandry sector, the chief secretary asked the concerned departments to expedite the establishment of skill development centres at Punjab Agriculture University Ludhiana and Guru Nanak Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Ludhiana.
The modalities of setting up MSDCs at Amritsar, Jalandhar, Bathinda, Hoshiarpur and Ropar like identification of space, course finalization, building and architectural plans, training infrastructure, finalization of services providers were also discussed during the meeting. (KNN Bureau)
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