Governor Mangubhai Patel has said that it is necessary to have knowledge, skill, morale and self-confidence for self-employment. Referring to the successful entrepreneurs of the country, he said that all of them started from a very small scale. Huge successes have been achieved through hard work and self-confidence. Governor exhorted the youth not to wait for jobs and establish self-employment through acquired skills.
Patel was addressing the participants at the concluding programme of Rural Tribal Technical Training by the Sandsadiya Sankul Yojana at Sandipani Auditorium in Raj Bhavan while distributing certificates. Training certificates and overall health certificates were provided to the tribal youth of Anuppur, Jhabua, Betul, Barwani, Khargone and Dhar districts of Madhya Pradesh including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.
Patel said that cooperation and support in the efforts of nation development is the responsibility of every individual and society. He appreciated the efforts of the tribal youth for skill upgradation and village development in the cluster development project. He said that skilled man-power is an important factor in the overall development of the country and the state. Skill development of youth is the cornerstone of Atmanirbhar Bharat, which is the national need of the present times.
The Governor said that ready-to-work human resource should be made available to the employers at the local level through employment-oriented training courses. Regular system of evaluation and monitoring of institutions is essential for quality skill training. The training institutes should also be given regular guidance and encouragement for better performance. Efforts should also be made for new methods and techniques of study and research to increase the efficiency of training institutes. He expected that it is also necessary to connect the rural tribal youth with employment at the local level and update them with new technology and knowledge in the project.
Patel appealed to the youth to cooperate in the development of tribal community and in the control of sickle cell through Sabke Saath, Vishwas and Prayas. To control the disease, male and females who are Sickle Cell carriers should not marry each other. Pregnancy test of pregnant woman should be made mandatory. He said that when Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat, unprecedented work was done by him for the development of tribal community and prevention of sickle cell.
He is really the messiah of the tribal community. With his efforts, out of one crore seven lakh tribal population of Gujarat, one crore four lakh people are being tested for sickle cell and arrangements are being made for their treatment. For this, all of them are deeply grateful to the Prime Minister Shri Modi. He said that 98 percent of the sickle cell affected people are from the tribal community. Tribal society constitutes 21 percent of the population of Madhya Pradesh, which at present is about one crore 83 lakhs. For such a large population, the genetic disease sickle cell is even deadlier than Covid.
Union Minister of State for Electronics, Information Technology, Skill Upgradation & Entrepreneurship Shri Rajiv Chandrashekhar addressed the programme virtually from Delhi. He said that skill upgradation is the passport to enter the new possibilities being created in New India. Parliamentary Development Project is the launching pad from where youth can achieve new heights in life. He said that villages pave the way to Atmanirbhar Bharat. Therefore it is necessary for the youth to create employment at the local level through their skills.
Member of Parliament Shri Sameer Oraon said that the Parliamentary Development Project has infused new confidence among the tribal youth. He expected the youth to cooperate in the development of self-reliant villages as rural engineers. They should support in fulfilling Prime Minister Shri Modi's resolve of ‘Har Haath Ko Kaam, Har Khet Ko Pani’. Heroes of 'Hul Kranti' (June 30, 1855), brave Amar Shaheed, Siddha, Kanu, Chand, Bhairon, Phula and Jhano were remembered in the programme.
Member of Parliament Shri Gajendra Singh Patel conducted the programme. He said that along with certificates of completion of 50 days training, certificates of "Samagra Swasthya" have also been given to all the participants. It has a unique ID. With this, youth will be able to easily get health related facilities anywhere.
Chief Operating Officer, National Skill Development Corporation, Shri Ved Mani Tiwari said that the participants of the pilot project would be given contant support. He asked the participants to inspire others to benefit from the project.
Secretary of Yuva Vikas Society Shri Ashish Bhave said that the project is an effort for all-round development of the tribes. In this, work is being done in inaccessible areas through 120 skill development centers in 19 states of the country. Efforts are being made to stop migration to cities by making villages self-dependent. Shri Sumer Singh Solanki, Member of Parliament proposed the vote of thanks.
The programme started with the guests garlanding the statue of Maa Saraswati, Managing Director of CRISP Dr. Shrikant Patil, social worker Shri V. Satish, MPs, public representatives and other dignitaries were also present.