Art Culture Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Amar Kumar Bauri said that India by developing its youth-skill can become a world leader. Bauri was speaking during a Youth Education Camp organised by Jan Shikshan Sansthan, a unit of Vikas Bharti, in Ranchi.
Under this programme, a social campaign to encourage skill development was launched among the youth along with launching Clean India Mission, Save Girl Child, Educating Girl Child as well as Digital India Mission.
“Get expertise in any of the fields of your interest to become economically independent and play your role actively in the development of this Country as well as the State,” said Bauri.
Youths present there at the occasion were also made to take pledge for their character building.
Addressing the gathering, Vikas Bharti Secretary Ashok Bhagat putting light over motive behind organization of such programme, said that the youth must stress on developing their skill to contribute in the development of the Country.
Special guest for the occasion, Principal Secretary of the Department of labour, Employment and Training Mridula Sinha, said that due to absence of skill in our Country, even youths after graduating from Engineering Colleges remain deprived of any employment,” said Sinha. She also made youths aware of the skill development programmes run by the Government of India.
Kanke MlA Jeetu Charan Ram on the other hand, said that ‘Make in India’ programme was incomplete without ‘Skill India’. “Only degrees are not enough, rather skill is equally
important for getting jobs,” said Ram. He also highlighted the programmes launched by the government
for improving the skill among the women.
As many as 600 youths from different Panchayats of Ranchi were present during the camp and were also provided uniforms and other sports gear for Panchayat level Football Tournament to be organised soon.
The guests were welcomed with ‘maulshree’ plant and a memento and several successful candidates selected in IFS and IIT were felicitated during the programme.