Chandigarh, 25 July
Punjab chief
parliamentary secretary for Industry and Commerce NK Sharma has said that the
Punjab government was considering to create Skill Development Centres at block
level to hone the employment skills of students belonging to rural areas of the
state. At these centres a clusters of six villages will be created to give
experimental training to the students as per the demand by the industries.
NK Sharma was
addressing the gathering as the chief guest at Job Fest organised by the Aryans
Group of Colleges at the PHD Chamber of Commerce here today. The function
was presided over by the Anshu Kataria Chairman of Aryans Group and senior
Akali leader Ashwani Sharma.
Speaking on the
occasion NK Sharma said that the Punjab government was working over the industrial
policy to make the students of rural areas self dependent for global
opportunities. The government will create clusters of villages and the big
industrial houses will be brought to give training to the students.
He said that the state
government was committed to encourage the industry in the state and working on
the new policies to bring more investment for Punjab. He further added that the
special emphasis was being given to encourage NRIs to invest in the state for
this purpose chief minister Parkash Singh Badal has issued directions to solve
problems related to NRIs on priority basis. In this direction
additional officers have been appointed with the incharge of NRI police
stations. Also all the DRO have been given special powers to deal with the revenue
related problems of NRIs.
Further stressing upon
the strengthening of the single window systems for solving problems of NRIs
more promptly, NK Sharma said that the state government was also establishing
new Focal Points at Amaritsar, Jalandhar and Ludhiana.
Earlier speaking on
the occasion Chairman of Aryans Group of colleges Anshu Kataria said, “Within a
short period of 5 years of inception of the Aryans College more than 150 big
industrial houses of the state have provided jobs to students of the college”
During the ongoing
financial year more than 250 companies are expected to come for campus
placement in the college.
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