Updated, Oct. 19, 2023. 8.53 PM.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that India is creating skilled professionals not only for the country but also for the world. He was speaking at the launch of 511 Pramod Mahajan Grameen Kaushalya Vikas Kendras in Maharashtra via video conferencing today.
Established across 34 rural districts of Maharashtra, these Kendras will conduct skill development training programs across various sectors to provide employment opportunities to rural youth.
Speaking at the launch, the Prime Minister said that the demand for skilled Indian youth is growing globally. Referring to the increasing age profile in the demography of many countries, the Prime Minister mentioned a study that says that 16 countries have planned to provide employment to about 40 lakh skilled youth.
Prime Minister Mr. Modi said that skill centres like Pramod Mahajan Grameen Kaushalya Vikas Kendras will prepare our youth for global opportunities. Prime Minister also emphasized the need to provide training in soft skills such as basic foreign language skills, using AI tools for language interpretation which will make them more attractive for the recruiters.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the poor, ‘Dalit’, backward and tribal families are benefiting from the skill schemes of the Government of India. The Prime Minister also underlined the contribution of skill development initiatives in bolstering social justice.
The Prime Minister pointed out that the previous governments lacked farsightedness and seriousness towards skill development which resulted in fewer job opportunities for the lakhs of youth due to lack of skills. The Prime Minister underlined that the present government understood the need for skill development and created a separate ministry dedicated to it with its own budgetary allocation and multiple schemes.
Under the Kaushal Vikas Scheme, the Prime Minister informed that more than one crore 30 lakh youth have been provided training under multiple traits, while more than hundreds of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras have been established all over the country.
The Prime Minister referred to professions that are being carried forward over the generations in the villages. He talked about the PM Vishwakarma Yojana that has been started to help such professions as barbers, carpenters, washermen, goldsmiths and others. The Prime Minister informed the Government is spending 13,000 crore rupees on this and in Maharashtra, 500 plus skill centres will take this forward in the state.
Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi recognises youth as the most precious resource of the country. He added that in the past, the country never invested in its youth power like the Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra is doing.
Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister of Maharashtra Mangal Prabhat Lodha and others were present at the event. A huge number of youngsters from across the state also became a part of the launch programme.
These Pramod Mahajan Grameen Kaushalya Vikas Kendras have been established across 34 rural districts of Maharashtra. The Kendras will conduct skill development training programs across various sectors to provide employment opportunities to rural youth.