Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the demand for skilled Indian youth is growing internationally owing to the increasing age profile in the demography of many countries around the world.
Inaugurating online 511 Pramod Mahajan Grameen Kaushalya Vikas Kendras (PMGKVK) spread across 34 district in Maharashtra, the PM said that according to a study which found that 16 countries have planned to provide employment to around four million skilled youth, while the India is preparing skilled professionals not for itself but also for the world.
PM also said that these Skill Centers will prepare the local youth for global jobs in construction, modern farming, electronics, media and entertainment.
Modi also emphasized the need to provide training in soft skills like basic foreign language using Artificial Intelligence tool for language interpretation which will make the Indian youth more attractive for foreign recruiters.
The PMGKVK will conduct skill development training programs across various sectors to provide jobs to the rural youth to help them contribute to nation-building.
Under the scheme, the PM said that more than 1.30 crore youth have been provided training under multiple traits while hundreds of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras have been set up in the country.
Present at the virtual inauguration were Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar among other dignitaries.
Each of the PMGKVK launched today will train around 100 youth in at least two vocational courses with a panel of industry partners and agencies under the National Skill Development Council.
