JAMMU, NOVEMBER 21: The Singapore Government has offered
technical support to J&K Government for capacity building in three key
areas of Skill
Development, Riverfront Development and Water Management.
This was revealed by the Minister for Finance, Dr Haseeb Drabu on his
return from 3-day official visit to Singapore.
Dr Drabu said during his visit, he held extensive deliberations with the
Ministers, government officials and experts in Singapore on how best the
expertise of that country could be utilized for capacity building in some
critical areas in J&K.
He said the three key areas identified for collaboration include Skill
Development, Riverfront Development and Water Management for which the
Singapore Government will be extending technical expertise to J&K.
The Finance Minister said after follow-up discussions at the official
level, Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) would be signed between the concerned
authorities in Singapore and the J&K Government to kick-start the
collaborative mechanism in the identified areas.
He said the Singapore Government has already established a Skill
Development Centre in Assam and has also signed an MoU with Odisha Government
in this regard.
“A similar
collaboration between J&K Government and Singapore will certainly step up
the quality of our skilled youth,” Dr Drabu said and added that as the
J&K Government is in the process of developing human and social capital for
enhancing the capabilities of its youth this partnership will go a long way in
fulfilling this objective.
He said similarly Singapore has made he strides in Riverfront
Development and Water Management under the country’s
Waterfront Rejuvenation programme and replication of such a programme could
help J&K in speedy restoration and revival of its waterfronts. “Singapore
as a separate Master Plan for Water-based Activities in the country and a
similar concept could be implemented in J&K for rejuvenation of waterways
and water resources,” he said.
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