The Chhattisgarh Government will soon write a letter to the Centre urging to accord priority in jobs to the tribals residing in regions having its public sector units in the State. Chief Minister Raman Singh while addressing a meeting of the Chhattisgarh Tribal Advisory Council asked the officials to take an urgent initiative in this regard.
Moreover, the State Government will open as many as 17 new Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in 15 development blocks during financial year 2015-16, officials stated. Out of the 17 ITIs, a total of 12 would be opened in tribal dominated regions. The State Government has made a provision of Rs19.3 crore for the purpose.
It may be recalled that a budget provision of Rs10 crore had been made by the State Government for 2015-16 for investors in the form of capital investment, interest grant and skill development in the State Budget for the Electronics and IT sector is set to provide a major boost to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ dream.
Notably, early this year, the State Government announced that more than 1.77 lakh youth had received training for various vocations under Chhattisgarh Government’s Skill Development Programme in the State, officials stated.
The programme was launched in October 2013. The programme is being run by Chhattisgarh State Skill Development Authority whose chairman is Chief Minister Raman Singh himself. The programme is being managed by the Manpower Planning Department.
Quite recently, an amount of Rs2.5 crore had also been allocated from the CAMPA Fund by Chhattisgarh Government for skill development of the youth of families involved in the protection of forest and wildlife in Chhattisgarh, officials stated.
On the directives of Chief Minister Raman Singh, a special provision has been made for Skill Development. There will be better employment opportunities for youth, officials stated.