How Government Is Pushing Youth Towards Skilled Employment In J&K

Indian Government is laying emphasis on the training to be provided to the youth of newly carved Union Territories i.e. Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh. Government has planned to set up centers equipped with the different facilities to raise employability in the sectors like Textiles, Tourism, Handicraft, Healthcare, Food processing and Construction. Special incentive package for the companies will be planned to make headway with skilled youth by nurturing their talent and capabilities in the specific sectors. Companies would utilize the capital in establishing the production plants and equipments to prepare youth for the future.To encourage the local skills and traditional capabilities of the people belonging to the particular region in Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh, senior officials have called for emerging the state with Skill Development Institute. According to the ET, Government senior officials have informed that these institutes will be developed in the areas in order to protect the traditional handicraft of the region. “No doubt that job fairs and institutes like these will transform the skilled work sphere of the region. But we need to polish our skills and make them appropriate for the specific jobs.