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| 'JKSRLM to raise over 1.24 lakh skilled manpower under Himayat' |
NEW DELHI, JUNE, 21: Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Abdul Haq today
chaired a meeting of Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) under Himayat scheme to review the
progress and implementation of the scheme.
The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary RDD, Nirmal Sharma,
Mission Director JKSRLM Bakshi Javid, Regional representative North from
DDU-GKY GoI Mr Murtaza, representatives of three champion employers - Apollo
Medskills Limited, Manpower Group Services India Pvt Ltd and Surya Wires Pvt
Ltd.
Abdul Haq reviewed the progress and the proper implementation of Himayat
by the implementing agencies and received the feedback from the officers and
the recruiting agencies regarding the implementation of the scheme.
On the occasion Minister said around three projects have been
sanctioned by JKSRLM and first installment is released to the project
implementing agencies Surya, Apollo and Manpower for the mobilization of
candidates which is under progress.
He said First batch of trainings will commence by the end of June 2017
in different training centres located at Bangalore, Raipur, Jammu and 9751 candidates
are to be covered in the present round of four project applications.
The Minister, while addressing the gathering, shared the vision and
mission of the Government for raising skilled manpower under various skill
development programmes. He asked the PIAs to come forward and share their
responsibility of helping the youth to prove their worth in the field of their choice
as they just need a hand holding to show their talent.
Abdul Haq said Himayat is a skill development cum placement programme
for unemployed youth in J&K under the umbrella of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
Gramin Koushalaya Yojna (DDU-GKY), Union Ministry of Rural Development with
focus on sustainable employment for rural poor youth and JKSRLM has been
entrusted with the job of training and placing over 1.24 lakh candidates with
financial allocation of Rs. 1601.51 crore for a period of 3 years.
He said it is a challenge before the state government to train the
youth of the state in various skills so that they are able to earn their
livelihood. He hoped that the initiatives taken by the state government with
the support of the ministry of Rural Development GOI would yield desired
results within shortest period of time. He said the training of selected youth
will be rolled out as early as possible by the end of June, 2017.
Representatives of proposed champion employers which has been
recommended by NIRD and PR and one non champion employer for sanction by SLPRC,
Orion Edutech Pvt. Ltd., Team lease services Ltd. ICA Educ, Skills Pvt. Ltd.
were also present in the meeting. In addition, the meeting was attended
by PIAs eligible for additional targets in terms of the notification No 17/2017
for better performing PIAs.
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