A total of 70 youths have been selected by the Orient Craft Fashion Technology Institution to work at the Sahi Exports Pvt ltd in Bangalore after completion of their training provided by the Odisha Jibika Mission under the Centrally-sponsored Dindayal Upadhaya Rural Skill Development Programme.
The youths had undergone a two-month training at the OCFTI on industrial sewing machine operator. Notably, the Odisha Jibika Mission has started providing skill development training in different parts of Keonjhar district.
Notably, out of 2,850 youths who have completed skill development training in different trades, 1,859 have found engagement in different firms through their respective Public Implementing Agencies (PIAs). This kind of capacity building through skill development training can create employment among rural youths, said Collector N Thirumalla Naik.