The Chhattisgarh Government will open 10 more ‘livelihood Colleges’ to provide a boost to its skill development programme under implementation across the State.
Technical and Manpower Development Minister Prem Prakash Pandey on Wednesday said that livelihood colleges will be started soon at Narayanpur, Gariaband, Dhamtari, Baloda Bazar, Mahasamund, Mungeli, Janjgir-Champa, Balrampur, Surajpur and Koriya districts. He was reviewing the activities of State Manpower Skill Development Authority here.
Pandey said that 31,024 candidates were trained under the skill development initiative till August this year. About 21,205 students were trained under the State Manpower Skill Development Authority. The youth are informed of the various schemes under the Chief Minister Skill Development programmes and the Central Government Skill Development Initiative Programme, he said.
The Minister also reviewed the progress of livelihood Colleges currently operating in the State. The officials at the meeting informed that livelihood Colleges were started in 13 districts-Dantewada, Bijapur,Sukma, Bastar,Kanker, Kondagaon, Rajnandgaon, Raipur, Raigarh,Bilaspur, Korba, Surguja and Jashpur. The students are trained in construction, fabrication, electrical services, readymade garments manufacturing, computer training, electronics, automotive repair and hospitality professions.About 600 youth were trained last year.
This apart, about 1,000 youth will be trained in each college during 2014-15 according to their field of interest. About 4,200 youth are being trained in 12 livelihood Colleges in the current year. Pandey said that youth trained in the colleges will be given preference in jobs in the State. He said that targets should be met under skill development training. “The youth should either be self-employed or employed in industrial units,” said Pandey