Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday said the State Government has planned to provide world class training on various topics, including IT, to 18 lakh students in coming years.
Addressing an executive meeting of the Biju Chhatra Janata Das (BCJD) here, the Chief Minister said his Government has initiated a move in this regard as Odisha students are doing excellently well in many sectors like education, sports, fashion design, arts and crafts.
“Training programmes have been initiated and as many as three lakh students have so far been provided world-class training. The Government has aimed to provide training to a total of 18 lakh students who can be productive and self reliant,” said the Chief Minister.
Patnaik said employment opportunities are increasing in the State by the as more and more investment proposals to various sector coming to the State.
“During the last three years, five lakh job opportunities have been created and 50,000 jobs would be created this year,” he said, adding that he is personally supervising it.
He said the State’s Kalinga Siksha Sathi Yojna under which education loans are available at one per cent interest rate for the higher education has created a faith among the students.
Stating that he feels happy when he felicitates Odia students, the Chief Minster said every student has a talent inside and can achieve big successes in future.
Patnaik called upon the students to devote some time for the welfare of the society.