The principals of the institutes will be suspended if meeting of Institute Management Committee (IMC) is not convened in three months. This was directed by Higher and Technical Education Minister Umashankar Gupta at a workshop on up-gradation of ITIs run under PPP mode held at Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya here on Sunday.
Gupta said that the trades in which students are not interested should be abolished and seats should be increased in the trades where waiting is more.
Gupta said that arrangements must be made that when a student passes out from institute with degree, he is happy as well as assured that he will no longer be unemployed. He said that training should be imparted as per demand of industries. A target has been set to make 50 crore people skillful by year 2022. State has to play an important role in this. Certificates will be given to people skilled in traditional vocations. Market will also be provided to products made by them.
The Technical Education Minister said that desired results are yet to come from institutes. He said that the workshop should consider this seriously. Responsibilities should be re-defined in changing scenario. He gave important messages through various quotations. Gupta said that suggestions of IMC presidents and principals will be implemented after being examined.
Principal Secretary Sanjay Singh informed that there are 74 institutes under PPP mode. Every institute has been given interest-free loan of Rs2 crore 50 lakh for development. He said that this amount should be used within time-limit. He informed about rules and objects of running institutes under PPP mode.Director Skill Development MCV Chakravarty informed about workshop’s departmental activities. IMC Presidents and principals also spoke.