Chief Minister Raman Singh inaugurated the newly built livelihood College Building at Kanker District Headquarters on Sunday.
The building had been constructed at a cost of Rs 2 crore.
later on, Singh interacted with the youngsters who had undergone the training programme and those who are yet to undergo the same in the college.
He encouraged them and explained the relevance of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana on the occasion.
Also, the Chief Minister interacted with the students selected for the three new courses here including Computer Hardware, Accounting software and Sewing.
He directed the officials to launch courses in Air-conditioning, Plumbing, Wielding and Fabrication at the college.
Notably, the District Project livelihood College in the Kanker district was inaugurated by the Chief Minister on August 7, 2013.
Various skill based courses are being provided in the college. Around 1390 youngsters have undergone training under the Chief Minister Skill Development Programme of which 234 individuals are placed in various institutions and 37 individuals have started their own businesses, officials stated.
One such self-employed person named Prakash Chand Nishad who was earlier a labourer and now owning a Welding and Fabrication Shop, met the Chief Minister on the occasion.
Interestingly, all the courses are offered free of cost at the college.