Skill Development

Mega skill centre to come up in every district: Minister

Patna: The labour resources department minister, Jibesh Kumar, said on Wednesday that mega skill centres would be set up in each district headquarters town to impart training to those who missed the opportunity to get into a government polytechnic college or an Industrial Training Institute (ITI).

Highlighting the department’s achievement the after completion of 100 days in office, the minister told the media that the students enrolled in the mega skill centres would undergo training in short courses so that they could be able to get jobs based on their skills.

Earlier, ITIs for women got set up in every district, and ITIs for male students was opened at the subdivisional level as part of CM Nitish Kumar’s Saat Nischay; Part-I scheme. The process of turning these ITIs into the centres of excellence has already started, the minister said.

All 149 government-run ITIs have been affiliated to the NCVT, Delhi. As a result, the certificates issued by Bihar-based ITIs were recognised at the national level," Kumar said, adding only 45 ITIs were affiliated to the NCVT, Delhi when he assumed charge in November last year.

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Kumar revealed that the department recently signed an MOU with Tata Technologies Ltd to impart training to 15,000 students in 23 new trades, which are in great demand in the country and abroad. A sum of Rs 2,186 crore would be spent on the project.

While Tata Technology will invest 88% of the total amount, the remaining 12% will be borne by the state government. The MOU has been signed under the centre of excellence project of the government.

In the first phase, 60 government-run ITIs, including 8 women ITIs, have been included in the project. Tata Technologies Ltd will also provide 120 trainers for the purpose. The minister said each ITI would get Rs.36.48 lakh for purchasing new equipment. New trades such as robotics and solar energy would be part of the new courses, the BJP MLA from Jale said.

Referring to the state government’s commitment to providing 20 lakh jobs, the minister said around one lakh people would get jobs through the Panchayati raj department. Around 44,000 trained plumbers were required to deal with the “Har Ghar Nal Jal”; scheme in Altogether 59,079 wards. Around 8,000 of them will be trained as plumbers as well as electricians at the government-run training institutes.

Plumbers and electricians will be hired on a monthly remuneration of Rs 8,000 by respective panchayats, the minister said, adding that the department has so far registered 14 lakh workers with their Aadhar cards linked to the official website.

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