Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki on Monday said that industrial training should be provided to youth according to the need of the time as this would help in dealing with the problem of unemployment.
Speaking after laying the foundation stone of Directorate of Industrial Training building to be set up at a cost of over `19 crore at Panchkula, the Governor said that more trades should be started as per the requirement.
He said Haryana is developing at a fast pace and it has also taken initiative in implementing number of schemes of the Central Government like Digital India, Make in India, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and Atal Pension Yojana.
Solanki said that there were only 48 ITIs in 8-9 trades at the time of inception of Haryana in 1966 which now has increased to 328 having 79284 seats in 70 trades.
Presiding over the function, Haryana Public Works (Building and Roads) Minister, Rao Narbir Singh said that new trades would be started in every district according to the needs of the area.
He said that the Industrial Training Department has taken an initiative to take further the mission of Digital India Programme by introducing online admissions to Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and implementing the concept of e-office.
The Minister said that as per the market demand, 16 new trades have been included in the current academic session, which would boost skill development among youth and increase their employability.
He said that the construction of new building would be completed within 18 months. The Department would make concerted efforts to take further the Skill Development Programme of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, he added.
Speaking on the occasion, Principal Secretary, Industrial Training Department, Anil Kumar said that the construction work of model ITIs have been completed in Rohtak and Salhawas and the ITI at Gurgaon would also be made a model ITI. Apart from this, the women ITIs in Ambala and Rewari would be made digital.
He informed that Industrial Training Department is first such department where the concept of e-office has been implemented and so far more than 500 files have been uploaded in it.
Giving details of the new building of the Directorate of Industrial Training, Anil Kumar said that the building would have five floors and it would be constructed in 2500 square yards. 47 officers and 270 employees would work under one roof after completion of building.