| Textiles Ministry to upgrade skill of 4,260 persons: Kichloo | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18 : Minister of State for Industries and Commerce, Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo, has welcomed Centre's approval to upgrade skill of 4,260 persons under Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS) of the Ministry of Textiles.
The State's proposal, which was recently approved by a High-Powered Committee of the Union Textile Ministry, envisages skill up-gradation of 4,260 youth at a total cost of Rs. 9.24 crore during the 12th Five Year Plan under Component 1. The scheme will be implemented by the Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT).
Emphasizing the need to improve skill to enhance employability of youth in the industrial sector, the Minister urged agencies like Entrepreneurship Development Institutes to introduce market-driven courses. "The bridge between Academia and Industry is essential. Our youth need to look for jobs in industrial sector for which they will have to learn specialized skills," he said, while stressing the need to create better industry-academia interface.
Under the ISDS, the Ministry of Textiles considered and approved the IICT proposal with a total Government of India share of Rs. 4.26 crore for training 4,260 persons (Rs.10,000 per trainee) subject to the condition that capital expenditure in excess of 25% of the project cost will be borne by the Implementing Agency. |
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