Technical Education and Manpower Planning minister Ramvichar Netam said that conuselling for admission in the engineering colleges of Chhattisgarh would begin on June 15 and admission would be given up to July 30.
Netam was addressing the departmental officers at the review meeting held at the Technical Education department directorate on Tuesday. Parliamentary secretary Vijay Baghel was also present on the occasion.
Netam said that technical education has important role in the coordinated development of any state. Only with technical education skilled engineer and technically skillful human resources could be developed. In view of that continuous development of engineering and polytechnic institutions has been done, the minister added.
The minister instructed the officers to complete the admission procedure in engineering colleges with total transparency and within the prescribed time limit. He said, on the instructions of chief minister Dr Raman Singh, for the extension of professional education, declaration has been made to start 7 new ITI in the state and to establish polytechnics in the newly constituted districts of Mungeli, Sukma and Balrampur-Ramanuganj.
Netam said that the merit scholarship has been increased from Rs 125 to Rs 1,000 per month in all the engineering colleges of the state. He said that Rs 125 was being given as scholarship to ITI trainees belonging to BPl categories, but now they would get Rs 300 per month.
The minister said that new reservation rules would be implemented in all private colleges of the state. Under the new rules, 32 per cent reservation would be given to students belonging to scheduled tribes, 12 per cent to scheduled caste and 14 per cent to other backward class students.
While reviewing the State Skill Development Mission, minister Netam said that rapid development has been made in all areas and sectors of the state. Demand for skilled manpower has continuously been increasing in all areas and sectors at the state and nation-level. And, in view that instruction has been issued to train people as per the demands, he added.
Netam said that the unemployment allowance of the educated jobless youths coming under the BPl category has been increased from Rs 500 to Rs 1,000 per month and instructions have been given to release the unemployment allowance to jobless youths immediately.