Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development minister Kedar Kashyap inaugurated a training programme related to maintenance of telecom equipment for the Scheduled Tribe children of Prayas Residential School situated at Gudhiyari here on Friday.
Under this scheme, training in operation and maintenance of telecom equipment is being imparted to the youths who have passed 10th class.
According to an official press statement issued here on Friday, the training programme will be conducted in the divisional headquarters of Raipur, Bilaspur, Surguja and Bastar.
In the training programme, run by the tribal and scheduled caste development department, training will be imparted to the 10th pass school dropout and unemployed ST youths in telecom equipment, repair and maintenance of telephone tower etc.
After one-month training these youths would be given employment in the companies working in the telecom sector. 10th pass school dropout and unemployed ST youths of the tribal sub plan areas of Ambikapur, Bilaspur, Raipur and Bastar divisions will be included in the training progrmme.
The minister, on the occasion, said that such job-oriented training programmes would be organised in other districts of the state also. At present, a target has been set to provide job to 2,500 unemployed youths, after imparting training to them. The training proramme is fully residential and free of cost, he added.
Kashyap said that there would be further development in the telecom sector, which would increase job opportunity. Commissioner Tribal and Scheduled Tribe department MS Paraste and other senior officers were also present at the function.
Kashyap inspects Prayas School
Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development minister Kedar Kashyap on Friday inspected the Prayas Residential School situated at Gudhiyari and enquired from the students about their study. The minister also issued necessary instructions to the officers of the department present there.