NEW DELHI, Apr 23: Six PSUs, including ONGC and NTPC, have been picked by the government to train youths from Jammu and Kashmir in special industrial initiatives, Parliament was informed today.
“Participation of PSUs in the scheme ‘Udaan’ has been approved by competent authority subject to the condition that the entire cost of implementation of the scheme will be borne by the PSUs under their corporate social responsibility,” Minister of State for Home Affairs R P N Singh said in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
“Proposals of six PSUs — National Thermal Power Corporation, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Canara Bank and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited — to train 3,675 candidates over a period of five years have been approved,” Singh said.
“NTPC and BHEL have commenced training of first batch of candidates,” he said.
‘Udaan’ scheme in Jammu and Kashmir aims to train educated youth with marketable skills for gainful employment. (PTI)
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