launches Skill Development Mission
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday that the top priority of his Government was to provide jobs to 24 lakh youth after imparting training to them. This, he said, would be spread over a period of three years and cost the state Rs 4,200 crore.
While launching the ambitious Skill Development Mission at his official residence here on Saturday, the Chief Minister also laid the foundation stone of 34 Industrial Training Institutes that would be opened at a cost of Rs 166 crore.
He said assistance would be taken from the private sector for setting up new ITIs and for the expansion of the existing ones.
The Chief Minister said MoUs had been signed with Raymond and five tailoring centres to impart training to youth. He said if the youth were provided adequate training, it would open ample job opportunities for them.
“This will not only help in all-round development and progress of youth but also contribute in improving the economic status of UP,” he said.
Yadav said at least 20,000 youth had been given jobs in the health sector by his Government.
In addition to this, he said, setting up of new medical colleges in the state and development of the IT sector would open a host of job opportunities.
The Government, he pointed out, was committed to increase investment opportunities, and in this the Skill Development Mission would provide all help.
The Chief Minister said skilled labour would be required in view of expansion of new opportunities in the coming years. He said the Government had identified more than 600 different trades in the state.
“Several developed countries, including the US, lacks skilled working population. Therefore, we are committed to impart training to youths in the upcoming professions,” he added.
The Chief Minister reiterated his Government’s resolve to construct new roads and parks and develop industrial infrastructure for the benefit of the state as well as its youth and farmers.
Yadav flayed the previous Mayawat Government for diverting the funds meant of Skill Development Mission. He sought to know where these funds had gone.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Secretary Jawed Usmani said the new government schemes would benefit less educated men and women also. He said in the coming five years, emphasis would be on skilled workers.
Those present included Vocational Education Minister Brahm Shanker Tripathi, Health Minister Ahmad Hasan, Jail Minister Rajendra Chaudhary and Principal Secretary (Vocational Education) Alok Kumar.