Governor Dr KK Paul has taken another initiative to ensure that youth of the State can become capable of self employment.
He held a meeting on Sunday with Prof Anil Gupta of IIM, Ahmedabad (who is also Vice President of National Innovation foundation), Uttarakhand Industry Association president Pankaj Gupta and other important persons from the field of industry. Creation of Opportunities for self-employment in Uttarakhand was discussed at length at the meeting. It was decided that in December, the first Innovation Festival will be held at Raj Bhawan on the theme “Innovation of the State for the State”. Uttarakhandd will be the first State to hold such an event. Till now, this festival has been held at the national level at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
During the meeting, Dr Paul gave several challenges to the National Innovation Foundation including matters related to infrastructure development and forest fires. The Uttarakhand Industry Association has been given the responsibility of coordinating this work. Universities have also been linked to this initiative.
It was also decided at the meeting that Prof Anil Gupta, through MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) scheme, will train illiterate or less educated youth of the state twice a month for becoming innovative in various fields and enabling them to become
self-employed.