HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, Feb 7: Assam youths need to train in new-age, modern technical works to grab remunerative employment opportunities across India and abroad, said chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday.
While speaking during an inauguration of a construction skill training centre at Gogamukh in Dhemaji district, Sarma opined that ongoing massive construction activities across the state have led to creation of large-scale employment opportunities here.
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“Lack of requisite skills is leading to the state’s youths migrating to other states of the country for employment opportunities and taking up extremely low-paying jobs there. The youths of the states get trained in new-age, modern technical works so that they can make the best use of the well-paying and remunerative job opportunities available across the country as well as abroad,” he added.
He further said that with an aim of up-skilling the skills of the state’s youth, the Government of Assam had joined hands with L&T and the Construction Skill Training Centre inaugurated today was an outcome of that tie-up.
Stating that a number of major rooftop solar panel projects would be launched in the state in days to come, the chief minister Sarma appealed to the youths to get themselves trained in solar technology so that employment and earning opportunities the sector would unveil don’t slip out of their hands.
He also said L&T has been asked to train those who enrol into Construction Skill Training Centre in rooftop solar panel installation.
It is worth mentioning that a joint initiative of the Government of Assam and Larsen & Toubro, the Construction Skill Training Centre has been established with the objective to provide skill training enhancement for registered construction workers, align trained resources in the construction industry from workmen to supervisors, connect trainees with future skills and modern technology, and training of unemployed youths with employable construction skills.
The chief minister said L&T shall also provide employment opportunities to those who complete the 90-day training at the Construction Skill Training Centre.
“Construction Skill Training Centre at Gogamukh was just the beginning. The government is also going ahead with establishing similar institutions in Nalbari and Jorhat districts,” he stated.
He said that the state government is committed to providing state-of-the-art skill training in various fields and the upcoming Skill University, construction of which is ongoing, is a manifestation of that commitment.
“The state government is going ahead with all its energy in filling up the vacant positions in the government sectors,” the chief minister further added.
The event was attended by education minister Dr. Ranoj Pegu, minister of skill, employment & entrepreneurship Jayanta Mallabaruah, minister of labour welfare Sanjoy Kishan, chief executive of Mising Autonomous Council Paramananda Chayengia, member of Parliament Pradan Baruah, member of Legislative Assembly Manab Deka, principal secretary to Government of Assam B. Kalyan Chakravarthy and top officials of L&T, along with a host of other dignitaries.
