Encouraged by the success of seven editions of the biennial Vibrant Gujarat Summit (VGS), Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Thursday called for skill development of youth to increase their employability to suit the different types of industries coming to the State.
At the inauguration ceremony of an International Seminar of Employment linked Skill Development organized by the State labour & Employment Department at Gandhinagar in the run-up to the VGS-2017, the Gujarat Chief Minister said that post industrialisation process; there was a need of social equanimity and equal opportunity for all to contribute as per one’s individual capability in nation building. Gujarat is working towards it through its more than 100 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), 500 Skill Development Centres, 25 Womens’ ITIs and two ITIs for divyang (physically challenged), said Rupani, adding that these institutes are being run on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) basis in collaboration with the Centre for Excellence.