Special

focus on “New Age Skills”, promoting sectors like Robotics, EV, CNC

Modernization

of 150 ITIs in collaboration with Tata Technologies

Expansion

of technical skills at Intermediate level through “Project Praveen”

Establishment

of 5 Centers of Innovation (C-III) in the state

Emphasis

on connecting youth with industries through employment fairs

Priority

given to skill mapping and survey at the district level

Skill

upgradation of traditional artisans and promotion of entrepreneurship

Aim

to make youth self-reliant and competitive: Minister Kapil Dev Agarwal

Lucknow,

25 May (HS): Kapil Dev Agarwal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for

Vocational Education, Skill Development, and Entrepreneurship, held a meeting

with the members of the Training and Employment Standing Committee on Monday in

his office, Room No. 58, located in the Assembly. The meeting featured

extensive discussions on various aspects of skill development and training, and

members offered their suggestions.

Minister

Agarwal provided information on the number, admissions, and training status of

government and private Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in the state.

Currently, approximately 1.29 lakh youth are enrolled in government ITIs and

2.77 lakh in private ITIs. He stated that special emphasis is being placed on

strengthening training in new age skills such as robotics, CNC

machining, electric vehicles, computers, and other technical fields, in line with

current global and industrial demand.

He

informed that due to the efforts of the Yogi government, under the agreement

with Tata Technologies, 150 ITI institutes of the state are being equipped with

state-of-the-art machines and technical resources, so that quality training as

per the industries can be made available to the youth. He informed that under

the Skill Development Mission, a provision of Rs 1000 crore has been made for

the State Skill Development Fund (SSDF), which is being used to provide employment-oriented

training to the youth. Through “Project Praveen”, inter-college level students

are being linked with technical skills along with general education.

Minister

Agarwal stated that five Centers of Innovation, Integration and

Innovation (C-III) are being established in the state, which will develop

into Centers of Excellence in the future and become centers for advanced

technical training. Furthermore, the process of connecting trained youth with

industries through employment fairs is being made more effective. He stated

that skill mapping and surveys are being prioritized at the district level to

make training programs more relevant to the demands of local industries.

Additionally, efforts are being made to enhance the skills of traditionally and

informally skilled individuals by training them and encouraging them towards

entrepreneurship.

He

said that the aim of the Yogi government is to make every youth of the state

skilled and make him self-reliant, capable and competitive, so that the economy

of the state can get new strength.

Dr.

Veer Vikram Singh 'Prince' (MLA, Shahjahanpur), Mukta Sanjeev Raja (MLA,

Aligarh), Dr. M.P. Arya (MLA, Bareilly), Om Kumar (MLA, Bijnor), Jai Devi (MLA,

Lucknow), Kailash Nath (MLA, Balrampur), Dr. R.K. Verma (MLA, Pratapgarh) and

Ashok Kumar (MLA, Rae Bareli) and Principal Secretary Dr. Hari Om, Special

Secretary Abhishek Singh, Mission Director Pulkit Khare and other departmental

officers were present in the meeting.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi