A total of 146 trainees were awarded certificates in the first and second batches, after imparting training by East Central Railway (ECR) under Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana (RKVY), in an effort to make the youth skilled and employable by providing them industry-based training. Certificates were awarded to 70 trainees in the second batch on December 7.
Divisional Railway Manager of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Division, Rajesh Kumar Pandey, on December 7, presented certificates to 15 trainees who got training in electrician trade at Electric Traction Training Center. In this sequence, Chief Factory Manager, Dilip Kumar at Carriage Repair Factory, Harnaut, after the end of the training period, awarded certificates to 20 and 18 trainees of Machinist and Welder categories respectively. Along with this, the Divisional Railway Manager of Samastipur Division, Alok Agrawal gave certificates to a total of 17 trainees who got training in Fitter trade at Supervisor Training Center, Samastipur and Mechanical Factory, Samastipur.
The trainees have expressed great satisfaction on the completion of the training. They found this training to be very useful in enhancing knowledge and boosting self-confidence.
Applicants can easily get all the information related to trade, training institute details, online application form and all other information by visiting https://railkvy.indianrailways.gov.in/.
It may be noted that RKVY was launched in Indian Railways on September 17 by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India for skill development among youth. RKVY is an integral part of the Skill India Mission adopted by the Indian Railways under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana as part of the 75th year of the Amrit Mahotsav of Independence. The basic objective of this initiative is to provide training skills to the youth to bring about qualitative improvement in various trades. This skill will improve and upgrade the employability of the youth.
Under RKVY 100 hours of training is being imparted in 18 working days in 75 training centers of 17 zones and 7 production units of Indian Railways. Through these 75 training centers, a target has been set to provide technical training to 50,000 youth by the year 2024. Youth in the age group of 18 to 35 who have passed class 10th can get free training on the basis of merit. This scheme will improve the employability of the youth and upgrade the skills of the self-employed youth.
Out of 75 training centers of Indian Railways, industry based training is being imparted to youth at 03 training centers of East Central Railway. Trainees for Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana program are selected through open advertisement and transparent short-listing mechanism. Apprentices are given 100 hours of practical and theoretical training. After the training, a standardized assessment of all the trainees is done and the successful trainees are awarded with certificates.