Jaipur, July 5. Chief Minister Mr Ashok Gehlot has said
that in the years to come demand for plumbers, electricians and fitters will
increase in rural areas. In view of this, Rajasthan Skill and Livelihood
Development Corporation (RSLDC) should provide skills training to more and more
rural youth in the courses like plumber, electrician or fitter etc. If required,
additional training centres should be opened to impart training to youth.
Mr Gehlot was addressing the review meeting of RSLDC
through video conference from his residence on Monday. He said that targets
should be fixed to provide employment opportunities to more and more youth and
for this, better coordination should be established between various
departments. Besides, he directed for time-bound implementation and adequate
monitoring of the budget announcements.
The CM said that RSLDC should select the training
partner firms after thorough investigation of available infrastructure and
facilities needed for skill development. It should be ensured that the training
partner provide placements to the trained youth as per the numbers prescribed in
the conditions of MoU, he added.
Mr Gehlot praised the scheme initiated for eradication
of begging by linking beggars to employment through various skill trainings. He
said that in order to make the cities free from begging practices, this scheme
should be scaled-up to all districts of the state. This could be a game changer
for eradicating this ill practice. The CM said that maximum publicity should be
given to such schemes, so that other people involved in begging could be
encouraged to gain suitable skills and employment.
The CM said that those persons who were previously
engaged in begging and later get employment after skill training, should work as
master trainers to bring in other beggars to the mainstream by imparting
training to them. He directed the RSLDC and the Social Justice & Empowerment
departments should work in coordination for training and rehabilitation beggars.
Chairman of RSLDC Mr Neeraj K. Pawan gave a detailed
presentation on the schemes for skill development of youth and status of implementation
of various budget announcements. He informed that 100 beggars have been trained
and linked to employment of which 40 have been employed with Akshay Patra
Sansthan. He said that 39,193 youth have been trained for four-month short duration
courses of Plumbing, fitting and electrician under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
RSLDC was preparing a list of different industries, industry associations, universities
and sector skill councils to provide training to youth, he said.
Mr Pawan further said that several state-funded
schemes had been reorganised and re-launched. Thousands of youth have been
imparted skill development training under Raj Quick, Saksham and Samarth
schemes.
Minister of State for Skill Development Mr Ashok
Chandana, Chief Secretary Mr Niranjan Arya, RSLDC MD Mr Pradeep K. Gawande
and other senior officers were present in the meeting.
