PM Modi’s 511 skill centres foster self-reliance; Maharashtra needs to expand skill development program’s scope.

PM Modi launches 511 skill development centres in Maharashtra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (October 19) launched 511 Pramod Mahajan Grameen Kaushalya Vikas Kendras in Maharashtra through video conferencing. These skill development centres, named after the late Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pramod Mahajan, are being established across 34 rural districts of Maharashtra.

Key Highlights:

• Each Kendra will train about 100 youngsters in at least two vocational courses.
• The training is being provided by empanelled industry partners and agencies under the National Skill Development Council.
• The establishment of these centres will help the region attain significant strides towards developing more competent and skilled manpower.

PM address via video conferencing:

PM Modi said the state governments need to expand the scope of skill development programmes for the youth so that they will help the country become self-reliant. Speaking after inaugurating 511 Pramod Mahajan Gramin Kaushalya Vikas Kendras in Maharashtra through video link, he said the state governments should focus on designing skill development programmes in such a way that they will help the country grow.

Maharashtra minister on skill centres in state:

Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Minister of Skills, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Maharashtra said, “So far there was no skill development centre in 28 thousand gram panchayats of Maharashtra. Skill development is a very important subject of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Accordingly, according to the concept of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we decided to start skill development centre in 500 (odd) gram panchayats.”

Minister Lodha said these skill development centres will help to prevent youth from migrating from villages to cities for employment, adding number of such centres will be increased in the future.

(With agencies inputs)

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