Raipur, 12 May 2017
The State Government had been operating several projects for upgrading the skills of youth. The youth are becoming self-reliant by taking full advantage of the several schemes launched by the State Government. The youth are being trained under the Chief Minister Skills' Up-gradation Project as per their interests and demands in the job market. Loans are offered at reasonable rates of interests and subsidies are also given. Technical Education, Skills' Up-gradation and Employment Department officials said that the project had been launched around three-and- half- years- ago and 3 lakh 7 thousand 912 youth had been trained in several trades. Similarly 33 thousand youth had been trained at Livelihood Colleges in all the 27 districts in short-term courses. About 86 thousand youth had been provided employment or self-employment. The Livelihood Colleges provide free training -cum-boarding facilities to youth. The target is to train 27 candidates in the fiscal 2017-2018. Youth who have passed fifth-eighth standards are also being trained in various trades.
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