Skill Development training will usher in a new dawn in the life of India’s youth
- PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister inaugurates Pramod Mahajan Rural Skill Development Center
Praises the concept of Maharashtra, association of opportunity and training important
Skill Development Centers will prove to be employment temples- CM Eknath Shinde
Mumbai, Oct 19 : Skill Development Training will usher in a new dawn in the life of India’s youth. This training will play an important role in creating a developed Bharat. From this point of view, the Pramod Mahajan Rural Skill Development Center scheme of Maharashtra is important, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi praising the skill development initiative of the state today. Such skill development centers will prove to be temples of employment, said Chief Minister Eknath Shinde exuding confidence.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated through the videoconferencing system 511 Pramod Mahajan Rural Skill Development Centers set up in 350 taluks of the state by the State Government’s Skill, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Department.
On this occasion, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Dy CM Devendra Fadanvis, Dy CM Ajit Pawar, Skill, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha, State Chief Secretary Manoj Saunik, and others were present at the dais at the function held at Sahyadri Guest House. Similarly, public representatives, all revenue officers, district collectors, ZP CEOs and Senor Officers, Center Coordinators, and citizens were present at their respective centers and places. All these centers were connected to the main function through the videoconferencing system.
Mentioning the ongoing festival of Navratri and extending best wishes Prime Minister Modi said a mother cares for her son’s happiness and success. In such a pious atmosphere we are launching this innovative concept for training the youth. This will bring a new dawn in their life. There is a great demand for trained Bharatiya youth all over the world. The population of senior citizens is increasing in other countries across the world. According to a survey, there is a need for 40 lakh trained youth in about 16 countries across the world. They are in great demand in sectors like construction, health, tourism, hospitality, education and transport. Through such skill development programs we can create a trained manpower not only for Bharat but for the entire world, Modi said.
Making a mention of opportunities available in construction, modern agriculture, and entertainment-media sectors, Prime Minister Modi said that it would be in the right earnest to provide training in soft skills to those youth who want to try their luck abroad through these skill development centers of Maharashtra. In the past, skill development was taken that seriously, and therefore, due to the absence of training the youths had to suffer a loss though they had capacity and opportunities.
Now we have set up an independent ministry for skill development and made separate financial provisions for it. Crores of youths are being provided training through the Prime Minister Skill Development Centers. Even today, in many artisan families the legacy of traditional knowledge is handed down the generations in rural areas. They need support and backing. We are implementing the Vishwakarma Shram Sanman Yojana to provide support and backing to them. They are given modern equipment and good training. These 511 training centers in Maharashtra will be useful in extending the Vishwakarma Yojana, the Prime Minister exuded confidence.
In his speech, the Prime Minister made mention of Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s thoughts on industrialization and the contribution of Kranti Jyoti Savitribai Fule in the field of women’s education without caring much for the social taboos and restrictions in vogue then. He said that through such skill training, the Dalits, Deprived and backward sections of the society get an opportunity to lead a respectable life. Therefore, these sections would be the most benefited ones through this training. Now, modern farming can be done through drones. There is a chance in this for our womenfolk. They are being imparted training in the sector, he said.
Prime Minister Modi mentioned the opportunities available in the manufacturing sector, Industry 4.0, Service sector, natural farming, agriculture, industrial, and packaging sectors besides value addition chain and said that training in these sectors will open new avenues for the youth.
Skill development centers are employment temples in the state - CM Eknath Shinde
Stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi alone has recognized the capacity of energetic youth power in the country, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that identifying youth as the greatest resource Prime Minister has launched the Skill India Mission. The percentage of joblessness has decreased in the last six years. Five thousand new ITIs were started in the country in the last nine years which would provide training to four lakh youth. By launching a revolutionary PM Vishwakarma scheme the traditional skill is endowed with the support of modern technology. In our budget, we have expressed our intention to start such centers in the rural areas of the state to check the outflow of the rural population to the cities. Accordingly, the draft of the Pramod Mahajan Skill Development Center was prepared on a war footing. Each center will train 100 candidates and together these centers will train 50,000 candidates. This will be our army of trained personnel who will conduct their business/jobs in tomorrow’s Maharashtra with respect and dignity, the Chief Minister said.
Chief Minister Shinde further said that these centers will play a pivotal role in training youth from rural and village backgrounds. This will include 30 percent of women. The artisans of rural areas too will get better training. We have increased the stipend of ITI students to Rs. 500. An MoU is signed with the TISS for the training and employment of 15000 candidates after the 12th. Start-ups are given various awards to encourage them. 75 virtual classrooms are started in State ITIs. Stating that over 12000 were given loans to start new enterprises under the Chief Minister Employment Generation Program, Chief Minister Shinde exuded confidence that Pramod Mahajan Rural Skill Development Centers will prove to be new temples of employment in the state.
The late Pramod Mahajan had a vision of modernization, Shinde said and added that 290 employment melas were organized in the state through which 1.40 lakh youth were provided employment. He expressed his commitment to continue to work to realize the dream of a strong Bharat as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Will realize PM’s dream of Skill India : Dy CM Fadanvis
Deputy Chief Minister Fadanvis said that it was necessary to provide skill development training to the youth in the rural sector in view of the changing scenario and to make Bharat a world power. The good results of the mission launched by the Prime Minister are visible now all over the country. It is his vision that propelled us to start this skill development campaign in the country. Vishwakarma Scheme is the next step of this scheme. Bharat has emerged as the fifth largest economy in the world making available many opportunities for employment. We will soon become the third-largest economy in the world should we continue our strides in this field of progress and development. Today 511 Pramod Mahajan Skill Development centers are launched but we will not stop here only. This number will be increased in the state in the near future and take it to 5000 to realize the PM’s dream of Skill Bharat.
Revolution in rural Maharashtra through Skill Development Centers - Dy CM Pawar
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said that the Pramod Mahajan Rural Skill Development Centers will give the much-needed impetus to the state’s development. These centers will bring about a revolution in the employment sector in rural areas. It is the best thing that training commensurate with the new age development will be provided through these centers. This will accelerate the process of development of the state and the country as well. PM Vishwakarma Scheme is proving beneficial for rural artisans in the state. Maharashtra will be at the forefront of all the initiatives and programs launched to make our country a superpower, said Pawar.
Centers the gateway of bright future for youth - Minister Lodha
Skill, Employment, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha said that considering the priority accorded to Skill India by the Prime Minister, Maharashtra state is taking steps to provide skill training in all the villages. The 511 Pramod Mahajan Skill Development Centers will provide training in trades complimentary to the rural areas and also training in skills required at the global level. With this training there will be no need for any person to seek employment in the cities, he said adding that in such a way these centers will work to empower the youth and to contribute to the state’s development.
Earlier, floral tributes were paid to Bhagwan Vishwakarma, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, and Mahatma Jyotirao Fule. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Pramod Mahajan Rural Skill Development Center by pressing the key. Chief Secretary Manoj Saunik conducted the proceedings while Additional Principal Secretary of Skill Development Department Ashish Kumar Singh proposed a vote of thanks.
About the Pramod Mahajan Rural Skill Development Centers
With a signature statement of ‘Kushal Maharashtra, Rojgaryukta Maharashtra’ the 511 centers will be operative in 350 talukas in the first phase at 511 gram panchayats. Rural youths to get training in employment and entrepreneurship. Training in traditional and professional fields complementary to agriculture. These centers will be useful for PM Vishwakarma Yojana.
Training on 2 job rolls will be provided at a time in these centers. The courses will be selected by the district skill, employment, and entrepreneurship guidance center that will be completed in three months (Minimum 200 and maximum 600 hours training period)
Each center will admit 100 candidates for 2023-24. Each center will have the provision of 30 percent women candidates and give them skill training. Thus, 50,000 youths will be trained through these centers every year.
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