Over 86,000 youth to get skill development training

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Over 86,000 youth to get skill development training

Wednesday, 07 April 2021 | PNS | Lucknow



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With a resolve to give employment to the youth, the Uttar Pradesh government is set to impart apprenticeship training to over 86,000 youth in government, non-government, cooperative, corporation, and private industries of the state.
"Since the Yogi Adityanath-led Bharatiya Janata Party government assumed office, the Skill Development Department has set up as many as 79 skill development training centres in 336 tehsils while the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Kendras have been established in 74 districts. Over 13 lakh youth have registered themselves in these centres, out of which over 9.48 lakh youth have been trained in the last four years," an official said here on Tuesday.
Under the Chief Minister Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme, this year, as many as 86,000 youth are set to be imparted apprenticeship training.
"Along with this, free training is being provided to candidates belonging to poor families (including those of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) in all state training institutes," the official said.
The government dossiers claim that over four lakh youth have been imparted government jobs and more than 3.50 lakh youth have been provided employment by the Skill Development Department.
"As many as 13 start-up incubators are working in the state to help entrepreneurs grow their businesses," the official said.
To train youth on a large scale, the UP government has increased the number of ITIs from 260 to 305 in the last four years. New ITIs have been established in 35 assembly constituencies. As many as 1,73,176 seats are available in the state ITIs.
"Along with industrial development and MSME, efficiency training will be imparted to 37,000 youth in 18 more departments of the state," the official said.
The training will be given to 5,000 youth in Health and Family Welfare Department, 1,000 in Urban Development Department, 5,000 in Irrigation Department, 400 in Rural Engineering Department, 100 in Tourism Department, 2,000 in Secondary and Higher Education Department, 1,00 in Medical Education Department, 600 in the Professional and Skills Department, 1,000 in technical education, 4,000 in Public Works Department, 8,000 in Energy Department, 800 in Transport Department, 8,000 in Agricultural Sugarcane Horticulture and Food Processing and Cooperation Department, 8,000 in Animal Husbandry and Milk Development Department, 5,000 in Housing and Planning Department, 160 in UP Housing Development Council, 80 in UP Project Corporation and 4,200 in Panchayati Raj Department.

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