Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu chaired the 16th Board of Directors meeting of Himachal Pradesh Kaushal Vikas Nigam (HPKVN) here today. During the meeting, he stressed on the importance of skill development to create employment and self-employment opportunities for the youth.
He directed the Nigam to formulate a comprehensive action plan for the market-driven training programmes and ensure their effective implementation. He said that enhancing the capacity and employability of the youth must remain the focus of all initiatives.
The Chief Minister further directed the HPKVN to expedite the ongoing construction work of Centre of Excellence at Waknaghat in Solan district, Model Career Centres Kaza and Udaipur, besides Rural Livelihood Centre, Nalagarh. He said that the Nigam should ensure quality in the construction works, so that the youth could get maximum benefit.
The Board also approved expenditure for obtaining fire NOC for RLC Seraj, Model Career Centres Mandi and Baddi. Sh. Sukhu stated that from 1 January, 2023 till now, 45,455 youth have been enrolled in various schemes and projects of Himachal Pradesh Skill Development Corporation. Of these, 39,794 have been given training certificates and 8,586 trainees have been placed.
Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Anirudh Singh, Technical Education Minister Rajesh Dharmani, HPKVN State Convenor Atul Karohta, Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena, Principal Secretary Devesh Kumar, Secretaries Ashish Singhmar and Sandeep Kadam and senior officers were present in the meeting.