By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh
04th September:- Dharmendra Pradhan,
Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Anantkumar Hegde,
Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship today took charge of
their respective portfolios at the Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship.
Addressing the media
persons on the occasion, Dharmendra
Pradhan, Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship said
that he is extremely humbled that the Prime Minister has given me this
responsibility to steer India’s Skill Mission and we will ensure that we
deliver on his expectations. He has a vision that we create a new environment
of creating dignified job opportunity for the youth. This is a policy driven ministry
and in the last three years we have been able to lay down the foundation for
skill development in the country. We will now work towards bringing scale and
speed to this program by bringing in convergence and coordination with our
States, Departments, Private Institutions and other existing skill programs.
It is a great
responsibility more than a challenge and we will work for filling the need gaps
and work towards ensuring the youth of a brighter future. We will explore all
possible grid system, information systems, technology advent that the country
is witnessing, conventional jobs and new age skills to enable a more efficient
outcome of our programs and schemes in skills.
Committing himself to the
Prime Minister’s vision,
Anantkumar Hegde, Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship said
that he consider the opportunity of being appointed as the Minister of State as
greater responsibility towards serving the nation. He is certain that with the guidance of the
Dharmendra Pradhan, we will work as per the defined agenda and draw a proper
roadmap for the work to be taken up which will bring about efficiency in the
skill ecosystem.
Dharmendra Pradhan also
added that job growth is an aspiration for any government. He also added that
this ministry has been doing good job and we will be giving it a major push to
fulfill the objectives. Every month, there are more than 10 lakh youth joining
the job market. Our primary objective will be to create grid across sectors,
States and the aspiration of the youth and ensure all the requirements are well
addressed.
Following the joining of
respective offices, both the Ministers took an elaborate review meeting with
the officials at the Ministry.
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