“For skilled sky is limit”
BJP Senior Vice President, Yudhvir Sethi said that Skill India Mission launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is aimed at training youth in different fields so that they could learn, start working for themselves and even create jobs for other youth and contribute in economic development of their homes as well as state. There are many inspiring stories of youth from Kashmir that made others pursue these skill development courses.
After distributing certificates to about 300 youth in Kashmir on completion of their skill courses in different fields, Yudhvir Sethi said it’s really good to see youth coming out in large numbers to participate and celebrate world youth skills day. The mission of Skill India is on way to make India a hub of work force and make India Skill Capital of world, Yudhvir Sethi who is heading this mission in J&K State said.
Apprising youth of the flagship programme of union government, Yudhvir Sethi said Skill India was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to train over 40 crore youth for which National Skill Development Mission has been set up with different ministeries. National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Skill Loan scheme are also part of that scheme to help youth become self sufficient.
The BJP leader said that this scheme is a fight against poverty and unemployment wherein trained youth can set up their small units, work with different companies, start their initiatives with small amount of money and even help generate employment. To explain it in more simple words youth after getting training can start their own radiology units, dialysis centres, become lab technicians, start pastery and cake shops, go in for nursing jobs besides start several other small units for their own sustenance.
Yudhvir Sethi added youth from all 10 districts of Kashmir were trained this Skill India programmes which was held in collaboration with TATA Institute of Social Sciences and are likely to get jobs in near future as well. China economical domination in the world was the result of skill development and since we have crores of youth looking for jobs this programme only will help them and the nation simultaneously. The government, he added has set aside over Rs 17,000 crore for skilling, employment generation and providing livelihood to millions of youth who enter the workforce every year.
He was speaking as a chief guest at the Arsh Institute of Science and Technology at Khanpoh near Pampore. Arif Raja Gen Secy BJP Kashmir central guest of honour. Chairman of the institute Mohd Anwar Khan and other Faculty of the collage also participated in the function.
