Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy has stressed on the need to produce enough ‘Makers in Jharkhand’ along with ‘Make in Jharkhand’.
Speaking at the sectoral session on Higher Education, Skill Development and Healthcare during the Global Investors’ Summit he also outlined some of the initiatives the Center is going to give to the State.“The President is slated to visit Godda in April and we would like to lay stone for the Drivers Training Institute. We have asked the State Government to provide land at 8 places. Also all the lWE block without ITI would be provided with the institute. We also want to transform the ITIs into Multi Skill Training Institute with greater efficiency and upgraded skill,” said the Union Minister on Friday.
Rudi at the same time announced for 100 per cent grant coming to the State under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) which is normally 60 per cent. The session was marked by a MoU the Jharkhand Government signed with Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Singapore, in a bid to bring world-class quality in its higher and technical education.
“Make in Jharkhand will happen only when there is quality education, skilled people and enough makers,” the Minister said, adding that skill training does not end in institutes. The trainees need shop-floor exposure, he said.
Minister for School Education, Higher, Technical Education and Skill Development Neera Yadav spoke of the need for extending the duration of training for candidates attending skill development courses. She also urged the Union Minister to provide basic facilities in NSDC-run training centres in eight districts in Jharkhand.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Ramchandra Chandravanshi informed on the occasion that Union Health Minister JP Nadda will lay the foundation stones on February 23 for the upcoming medical colleges in Palamau, Dumka and Hazaribag.
Additional Chief Secretary Sudhir Tripathi, Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare dwelt upon the Itki Medico City project with 100 acre of land available is open for PPP mode of investment. Besides, private investment can be done in building new hospitals, technical innovation, telemedicine, pathology, mobile medical units and training doctors and para-medics in the State.
Secretary of Higher, Technical Education Ajoy Kumar Singh stressed over the new policies which have attracted number of private universities in the State in record number of time.