2 lakh youth to get skill upgradation training in 2013-14: CM

--‘50,000 youth to get job oriented training this year’

BHUBANESWAR: “Around two lakh youth would get skill upgradation training in the year 2013-14 to fulfill the goal of providing the training to 10 lakh youths in five year,” said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while reviewing programmes of the Emploment Mission at the Secretariat here on Saturday. Patnaik directed the departmental officers to speed up the work of Employment Mission to achieve the goal.

During the last year, job fairs were organised in 26 districts and 13,482 job offer letters were given. To attract the youths across the State, the State Government has organised job fairs in every district instead of organising big job fairs. The rest four districts would be covered very soon, said the department officials in the review meeting.

Last year, the target, 1, 70,000 youth had participated in the training programme. The programme was organised by 12 Government departments and by the Employment Mission.

According to the officials, around 50,000 youths would get job oriented training during the year 2013-14. The State Government has increased the number of Skill Development Centres from 48 to 90 for the training of the youths. It was decided in the meeting that the trainees would get stipend for a few days after getting job to get settled.

This year, the Employment Mission has introduced four training courses on the field of Mining, Food Processing, Health and Wellness and Port related skills with the existing syllabus.

The State Government has started e-employment programme in the State by which an applicant could apply online and the programme could be monitored through online. Six employment exchanges of Khurda, Mayurbhanj, Koraput, Rayagada, Sambalpur and Sundergarh have been accepted as Career Counseling Centres, said the officials in the meeting.   

Last year, 2,585 youths had been recruited by the Indian Army through Army Recruitment Rally. The officials also discussed about the employment of the youths of Left Wing Extremist hit area in the State.