Jammu, Dec 27: Commissioner Secretary, Skill Development Department (SDD), Saurabh Bhagat on Wednesday said the J&K government has submitted an ambitious proposal to the Centre for advanced and aspirational skill development training for the youth of the Union Territory.
Chairing the third Executive Committee meeting of J&K Skill Development Mission, Bhagat called for convergence between various departments on skilling initiatives to avoid redundancy and have a holistic overview of the skill ecosystem of the UT. He directed for Adhaar seeded placement data of the placements made by the department so that a realistic picture is put forward.
The Commissioner Secretary emphasised the need for the initiation of short-term skill courses and life skills in schools, industry and tourism departments so that the youth are gainfully skilled for self and wage employment.
It was informed in the meeting that J&K UT is participating in the India Skills Competition 2023. The registration for the same is being done currently and more than 1600 candidates from have already registered for competitions in more than 60 skill sets identified by GoI.
Saurabh called upon the skilled youth of J&K to use this opportunity to showcase their skills and talent, represent J&K in National Competitions, win medals and laurels for the UT and carry forward to represent India in World Skill Competitions scheduled to be held in France in 2024.
Earlier, MD JKSDM briefed about the agenda and the activities being carried out by the Mission Directorate while displaying a presentation on the working of the Mission which is presently implementing Centrally Sponsored Schemes like Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna and SANKALP in the UT of J&K. He informed that the Mission has initiated implementation of Nal Jal Mitra and PM Viskhwakarma schemes in collaboration with Jal Jevan Mission, J&K and the Department of Industries and Commerce.
MD JKSDM informed that the mission is in the process of developing a robust Management Information System (MIS) to keep records and track the trained and placed skilled candidates. The MIS will have access by all the stakeholders and various departments that undertake different skilling initiatives in the UT, he added.
