Assuring fast track approvals to private players interested in setting up higher education institute in Punjab, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal on Tuesday proposed to setup special university dedicated to skill development to provide skilled manpower to the industry.
Sukhbir, in a meeting with Il&FS education and technology services, informed that Punjab was focusing on equipping the youth with latest skill education and training so that they could avail vast employment opportunities in industrial sector. “Availability of skilled manpower is critical so as to achieve and sustain high growth,” he said.
Stressing on the need to develop quality education nurseries in border areas, Sukhbir said the Punjab Government could offer cross subsidy and other measures to attract more and more private institutions to become partner in imparting free education in border area schools.