Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 24: With Skill India’s special focus on Assam, the largest state in North East, and to extend more opportunities to the youth of the state, S Ramadorai, Chairman, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) today met the Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal, to fast track the skill development initiatives for youth in the State.
In the meeting, S Ramadorai shared NSDC’s plan of setting up a regional office in Guwahati to ensure focused implementation of development skill initiatives in the State, amplify mass awareness campaigns and ensure better coordination with State Government.
Commenting on the meeting, S Ramadorai said, “Assam Government is completely aligned with the goals of Skill India and we are certain to see some great support in creating a successful skill development model in the State. Chief Minister emphasised that it is crucial to leverage the demographic advantage and assured NSDC with all the necessary support, which will scale up skill development efforts in Assam.”
Emphasising the importance of skill development, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said, “Skill development is the only route which can transform lives of the youth of Assam. We have decided to intensify skill development efforts in the state so as to ease out the problem of unemployment. We have assured NSDC to help them with the necessary infrastructure for creation of state-of-the-art training centres in the State.”
Assam’s Minister of Labour and Employment Pallab Lochan Das stated that we will work hand in hand with NSDA and NSDC to upgrade the skills of youth of Assam, so that they can get meaningful employment including self employment.
During the meeting Ranjit Barthakur, Chairman FICCI North East Advisory Council said, “FICCI has been working closely with NSDA and NSDC in taking forward the skill development initiative under various schemes”.
Jayant Krishna, CEO, NSDC said, “We have so far covered 21 district of Assam through its 98 affiliated centres of training partners to extend skill development opportunities to local youth making them more employable.
Skill India’s flagship scheme of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is a monetary reward scheme to encourage the youth to opt for skill development. There have been 32,000 students enrolled in the PMKVY scheme in 2015-16 for free training to students in Assam. NSDC also conducted several Kaushal Melas to mobilise the youth in Assam. Under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), NSDC trained 2225 personnel in Assam in 2015-16.
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