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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 511 Pramod Mahajan Grameen Kaushalya Vikas Kendras in Maharashtra virtually on Thursday. The centres aim to conduct skill development training programs across various sectors to provide employment opportunities for rural areas of the state.
Each Kendra will train about 100 youngsters in at least two vocational courses. The training will be provided by empanelled industry partners and agencies under the National Skill Development Council, a government statement read.
The initiative is named after the late Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan. On this occasion, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar were also present.
As per the Prime Minister’s office statement, the centres are established across 34 rural districts of Maharashtra.
Prime Minister Modi noted the festival of Navratri which is set to begin and said, “At this auspicious time, we are launching a new concept in terms of training and opportunities for the youth,” he said.
PM Modi also said that from these skill development centres in Maharashtra, it would also be advisable to train some soft skills for the youth who can try opportunities abroad.
“The government understood the need for skill development and created a separate ministry with its own budgetary allocation and multiple schemes,” he said at the inaugural event.
Referring to the contributions of Savitri Bai Phule to the education of women, the Prime Minister reiterated that only those with knowledge and skill can bring about a positive change in society.
On the PM Vishwakarma Yojana that has been started to help such professions as barber, carpenter, washerman, goldsmith or ironsmith, PM Modi said, “Government is spending 13,000 crore rupees on this and in Maharashtra, 500 plus skill centres will take this forward in the state”, he said.
