Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Anant Kumar Hegde announced here on Friday that the Central Government is soon going to form a ‘Skill Development Authority’.
This Authority will boost work of skill development in the country, he said.
Hegde, who was here on a day-long visit was addressing a workshop at State headquarters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ‘Kushabhau Thakre Bhawan’ .
The workshop was organized by Skill Development Committee on the topic “Skills on Wheels”.
Speaking on this occasion, Hegde appreciated the Chhattisgarh Government for being the first State to enforce legal right to Skill Development.
He also lauded the efforts of the State Government of establishing livelihood colleges in the State and for establishing District Development Centres.
Informing about the initiatives taken by the Central Government about establishing Skill Development Authority, Hegde said that this will boost up the work done in the direction of skill development.
Asserting that skill development helps promote Entrepreneurship, Hegde said by this, the youth of the country engages himself in nation building with confidence.
Hegde further informed that the aim of organizing the workshop ‘Skills on Wheels’ all over the country is to train around 1.2 crore youth.
“Earlier the youth was in a rat race of getting certificates and degrees but now their opinion has changed and they are now focussing on getting skills”, he said.
State PWD Minister Rajesh Munat, State BJP Vice President, Sunil Soni were also present in the workshop.