The Punjab Government on Saturday approved setting up of 8 development centres at the cost of Rs60 crore to improve employability of youth and to meet the demand of booming service and tertiary sectors. An official spokesperson said the State Government intends to spend Rs60 crore on this multi skill development programme for setting up 5 skill development centres at Jalandhar, ludhiana, Bathinda, Hoshiarpur and Roparand; and 3 skill development centres concerning health sector to be opened at Amritsar, Patiala and Faridkot. Three centres related with construction sector would also be opened in Majha, Malwa and Doaba regions of the State. To make the functioning of these centres effective, assistance has been sought from National Skill Development Corporation. In these skill development centres, short term courses of professional nature would be run and these courses shall be of 3, 6 and 9 months duration. After the completion of the course, the Government would make sure to get employment for pass outs in the various industrial organisations in the State.