Chandigarh

Skill Development Project launched

PNS

To realise the career dreams of rural youth and fulfil their potential, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development on Saturday launched a Skill Development Project with the inauguration of Mobile Computer Van at village Sarangpur here.

launched by Chandigarh MP, Kirron Kher, those present on the occasion included Arun Soon, Mayor, Anurag Aggarwal, UT Home Secretary and Stenzin Dawa, Regional Director, RGNIYD, Chandigarh.

This project van will help 150 youth to train in IT and Soft Skills over a period of 6 months. Youth Ministry has previously undertaken this computer literacy on Van to various satellite villages of Chandigarh.

RGNIYD implemented Skill Development Training and trained 725 youth from economically weaker sections on Computer Education, Personality Development and life Skills.

“We need to transform ourselves into a globally competitive manufacturing hub powered by Skill, Scale and Speed. This is a significant initiative to translate the Government vision of “Har Haath Ko Hunar,” said Kirron.