In a bid to enhance skills of youth and generate maximum employment opportunities ahead of 2019 polls, the Manohar lal Khattar Government in Haryana has constituted three expert committees.
Eyeing 2019 parliamentary and assembly polls in Haryana, the State Government has set a target to provide employment to two lakh unemployed youth of the state by December 31 and impart skill training to 1.15 lakh youth during 2018-19.
While the ‘Saksham Yuva Yojana’ is being implemented to provide hundred hours of paid work every month to the educated unemployed youth, the State Government is now exploring to enhance the skills and provide job opportunities to the youth in the colleges of Haryana.
For this purpose, three separate committees have been constituted. An order in this regard has been issued by Higher Education Department and all these committees have been asked to submit their report this month.
The Vice Chancellor of State University of Performing and Visual Arts (SUPVA) is heading five-member committee constituted to prepare course outline for soft skills, study best practices, assess staff requirement, review current projects, guide the state and district mission teams.
The second four-member committee headed by Raj Nehru, Vice Chancellor, Haryana Vishwakarma Skill Development University will work on industry liaison. The committee will submit a report on possible tie-up with various industry associations, study existing industry trends, industry cluster in Haryana and neighboring states, hold discussions with industry leaders for job and course requirements and carry out mapping of job sectors vis-à-vis courses.
Similarly, third committee constituting seven members headed by Deputy Director Coordination, Higher Education Department, will hold meeting with stakeholders at head office, districts, universities and college level and suggest changes in –accordance with existing capacity for the implementation.
All these committees have been constituted with a focus to enhance skills of youth and provide them with employment opportunities after the completion of their courses in the State.