Governor Balramji Dass Tandon on Wednesday said that the youth that has immense energy and potential to unleash a whole new dimension of success. No work is big or small. One should develop additional skills along with the educational qualification, as these extra skills help in taking the career to a greater height.He was addressing the participants of the ‘World Youth Skills Day' programme organized by Technical Education and Manpower Planning Department in Raipur as a chief guest in the city.In the programme, labour Minister Bhaiyalal Rajwade, Principal Secretary, Technical Education Department, Renu Pillai, Skill Development Expert KK Dutta and a large number of youngsters were also present.Tandon said in his address said that India is a country of youth while suggesting them to gain professional skills and expertise in trade of their choice, as in upcoming years there will be huge demand of skilled workforce in various sectors.The Governor motivated youth of the State to take benefit of their legal right to Skill Development and also make others aware of this right bestowed by the government.
Tandon commended the efforts made by the Central government and Chhattisgarh government in the direction of Skill Development.Sports and labour Minister Bhaiyalal Rajwade said that the Chhattisgarh Government is implementing Skill Development Act 2013 to connect youths of the State to mainstream of employment and self-employment. He asserted that youth are our strength; youth should come forward to empower the State and contribute to its progress.Keynote Speaker of the programme, KK Dutta said that along with providing skill development training to youth, it is also necessary that these skills should be utilized in the best possible manner.Skill development should begin right from school and college level. In this era of globalization, technology is changing with time. It is necessary that skills and knowledge of the human resource should be polished and updated with time as per the demand of modern world, Dutta said.
For this, stakeholders should join hands and take effective steps in the direction. Providing skill development training to nearly eight crore youth of the country is a challenging task, he said.The experimental initiative of employment-oriented training in eight districts of the State has proved beneficial for youth. This infrastructural set up will help in tapping the skills and potential of youth, and serve as a socio-economic platform for them, Dutta said. Earlier welcome address was delivered by Principal Secretary, Technical Education Department, Renu Pillai.The Governor later gave away the certificates to youngsters, who have completed their Skill Development training. On the occasion, Principal of Government Engineering College, Raipur, GC Sahu was also present.