Training to be imparted in AI, robotics, data science and

foreign languages; centres to be developed under PPP model within 3 years

Training, hostels and placement facilities under one roof;

new employment opportunities to open up for youth in foreign countries and

multinational companies

Lucknow, Oct 31 (HS): On

the occasion of the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the

Iron Man of India and a symbol of national unity and integrity, Chief Minister

Yogi Adityanath on Saturday formally launched the ambitious Rs. 1,725-crore

'Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Skill Training and Employment Zone Development

Scheme' at the Lok Bhavan auditorium. The historic initiative aims to transform

Uttar Pradesh into a 'Global Manpower Hub' and equip its youth with skills

aligned with the requirements of global industries.

During the programme, the Chief Minister also launched the

official portal of the scheme and laid the foundation stones for skill training

and employment zone development centres in five key districts in the first

phase: Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Kanpur, Jhansi and Gautam Buddha Nagar.

Addressing the gathering, State MSME Minister Bhupendra

Chaudhary said, Under the visionary and dynamic leadership of Chief

Minister Yogi Adityanath, the scheme would prove transformative for the youth

and industrial development of Uttar Pradesh. All 75 districts of the state have

been divided into 9 specialised employment zones, with an effective

'hub-and-spoke model' being developed to connect youth from every district,

town and remote rural area with mainstream opportunities. Whether from an arts,

commerce, ITI or engineering background, every young person will receive

world-class training based on their interests and aptitude. Keeping in view the

requirements of the global market, these centres will provide intensive training

in advanced technological fields such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics

and data science, along with Indian and foreign languages. This will enable the

youth of Uttar Pradesh to secure employment opportunities not only within the

country but also abroad and in leading multinational companies.

To ensure speedy implementation of the scheme, the

Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model will be adopted through the 'Design,

Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer' (DBFOT) framework. In the first phase,

these modern campuses are being developed with the support of the MSME

Department, Gorakhpur Industrial Development Authority (GIDA), Greater Noida,

Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) and Bundelkhand

Industrial Development Authority (BIDA). A multi-tier monitoring committee has

been constituted to ensure transparency and timely execution of the project.

The master developer has been mandated to complete

construction within three years. Further, to ensure convenient connectivity for

trainees, each skill centre will be linked directly to major national and state

highways through four-lane roads.

Elaborating on the infrastructure and facilities at the

skill development centres, the minister said, The campuses would have

state-of-the-art residential hostels, smart classrooms and laboratories, along

with in-house placement cells and employment offices. This means that young

people will receive training and gain direct access to employment opportunities

and appointment letters from companies under one roof. In addition, those

aspiring to become entrepreneurs will be provided easy access to financial

assistance and toolkits through the Prime Minister's Employment Generation

Programme (PMEGP) and the MUDRA scheme.

At the programme, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath distributed

loan sanction cheques and toolkits to beneficiaries of various government

schemes. Beneficiaries of the MSME sector, Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Vikas

Yojana, One District One Product (ODOP) scheme and Vishwakarma Shram Samman

Yojana were among those encouraged through the initiative.

Under the MSME Department's technical upgradation

initiative, Aman Agrawal of Krishna Metal Industries Limited, Anjana Dhawan of

Shriram Plastic and Kunal Batra of Gomti Healthy Nutrition were each sanctioned

loans of Rs. 5 lakh. Ajit Sahu of RR Agro Industries, Sultanpur, received a

loan of Rs. 20.17 lakh, while Prabhjot Singh of Sirmour Detergent Pvt. Ltd.,

Bareilly, was sanctioned Rs. 63 lakh.

Under the Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Vikas Yojana, Neha Kumari

of Neha Flower Decoration and Balveer Yadav of Rama Digital Library received

assistance of Rs. 5 lakh each. Vijay Lakshmi Srivastava and Anjali Gupta were

sanctioned Rs. 4 lakh and Rs. 5 lakh, respectively, for their boutique

businesses, while Vasudev Vajpayee received Rs. 5 lakh for web development and

IT services.

Under the ODOP scheme, Kamlesh Gupta was encouraged for

chikankari products, Dilip Kumar of Rae Bareli for woodcraft, and Neelam of

Barabanki for textile products.

Under the Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojana, toolkits were

distributed to Sangeeta and Sudhakar Sharma of Sitapur.

In the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath,

Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) were exchanged between the Uttar Pradesh

MSME Department and eight leading corporate and other institutions. The

agreements aim to equip the state's youth with industry-oriented skills and

connect them with employment and placement opportunities.

On behalf of the state government, Commissioner and Director

K. Vijayendra Pandian exchanged the MoUs with representatives of Tata Indian

Institute of Skills, Ashok Leyland, BVG Group, PTC Industries, CIPET, Asian

Development Bank, Avaada Group and Minda.

Those present on the occasion included V. Ramaswamy, Head of

TCS iON and Education Business; Shakti Singh, Vice-President of Ashok Leyland;

Jitendra Walia, Chief Growth Officer of BVG Group; Smita Agrawal, Chairperson

and Managing Director of PTC Industries; Vivek Kumar of CIPET; Kenji of the

Asian Development Bank; Anurag Chokhani of Avaada Group; and Ishita Dhar, State

Head (CSR) of Minda.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi