We must fulfil our responsibility of training & skilling 50 crore youth by 2022: President
Updated: Aug 25, 2014 01:50:34pm
Kolkata, Aug 25 (KNN) The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee has said that the country has a huge responsibility of training and skilling 50 crore youth by 2022, adding that we can only reap demographic dividend if it can provide employability to youth.
Speaking to the first batch of students of Post Graduate Diploma in Management programme at Murshidabad, West Bengal yesterday, he said, “We must fulfil our huge responsibility of training and skilling 50 crore youth by 2022. Soon 20 per cent of whole world’s working population will be in India and 50 per cent of our population will be under 30. We will be able to reap the demographic dividend only if we can provide skills and improve employability of our youth.”
The President also inaugurated the new campus of the Management Development Institute (MDI), Murshidabad at Jangipur on the occasion.
Pointing out that MDI has a Food Park situated next to it, the President said establishing the two together in a backward area is a novel concept which should give impetus and thrust to the rural economy.
Of the corporate sector, Mukherjee said it is capable of doing wonders. He said that Indian companies are among the largest investors and creators of jobs in United Kingdom.
In addition, the President inaugurated the first Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) of the country at Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said a culture of excellence must be promoted in our higher academic institutions and core competencies nurtured.
“Academic cooperation between institutions must be encouraged. Research and innovation must go hand in hand and should be focused on solving our country’s myriad developmental problems. It is also important that industry and academia operate in tandem and create the right synergies and environment for industrial growth and academic rejuvenation. Quality up-gradation of state-level institutions, which account for 96 per cent of the higher education capacity, needs to be accorded high priority,” he said, according to an official release.
Commending IIEST Shibpur for significant advancements in several areas of human endeavour, Mukherjee said the IIEST is actively seeking to address some of the global challenges today in areas as diverse as renewable energy, water technology, medical and environmental sciences.
Some other important areas of engagement of the institute are Disaster Management; Clean coal technology; Power Electronics; Remote-sensing and GIS; Space Technology; Biochemical Sensors, Structural Engineering; VLSI and Embedded Systems. (KNN/ES)
Speaking to the first batch of students of Post Graduate Diploma in Management programme at Murshidabad, West Bengal yesterday, he said, “We must fulfil our huge responsibility of training and skilling 50 crore youth by 2022. Soon 20 per cent of whole world’s working population will be in India and 50 per cent of our population will be under 30. We will be able to reap the demographic dividend only if we can provide skills and improve employability of our youth.”
The President also inaugurated the new campus of the Management Development Institute (MDI), Murshidabad at Jangipur on the occasion.
Pointing out that MDI has a Food Park situated next to it, the President said establishing the two together in a backward area is a novel concept which should give impetus and thrust to the rural economy.
Of the corporate sector, Mukherjee said it is capable of doing wonders. He said that Indian companies are among the largest investors and creators of jobs in United Kingdom.
In addition, the President inaugurated the first Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) of the country at Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said a culture of excellence must be promoted in our higher academic institutions and core competencies nurtured.
“Academic cooperation between institutions must be encouraged. Research and innovation must go hand in hand and should be focused on solving our country’s myriad developmental problems. It is also important that industry and academia operate in tandem and create the right synergies and environment for industrial growth and academic rejuvenation. Quality up-gradation of state-level institutions, which account for 96 per cent of the higher education capacity, needs to be accorded high priority,” he said, according to an official release.
Commending IIEST Shibpur for significant advancements in several areas of human endeavour, Mukherjee said the IIEST is actively seeking to address some of the global challenges today in areas as diverse as renewable energy, water technology, medical and environmental sciences.
Some other important areas of engagement of the institute are Disaster Management; Clean coal technology; Power Electronics; Remote-sensing and GIS; Space Technology; Biochemical Sensors, Structural Engineering; VLSI and Embedded Systems. (KNN/ES)
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