IT News
Imphal, Feb 9:
District Skill Committee, Kakching District today organized a District Skill Mela, 2023 at JNURM Hall, Kakching Sumak Leikai. The District Skill Mela was organized under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India.
The programme was attended by LN. Kashung, IAS Mission Director, Manipur Society for Skill Development as Chief Guest, Somorjit Salam, IAS Deputy Commissioner, Kakching as President and Kh. Bobby Singh, Chief Operating Officer-Skills, State Skill Mission, Anuradha Oinam, SRA/NRL, Amarjit Rajkumar, Jt. Director, Manipur Society for Skill Development as Guest of Honour respectively.
Speaking as Chief Guest of the function, LN. Kashung stated that when literacy rate is high unemployment rate was high as well in Manipur. To bring awareness of skill development in our society is very much in need. Even the educated persons should keep themselves trained and fit. We must equip with skills that are required to meet the demands of our rapidly growing economy. We should be very clear to what is skill and for what it is ?
In his presidential speech, Deputy Commissioner, Kakching Somorjit Salam said that in Manipur there are many educated unemployment. In future, educated would not survive without possessing a unique skill. If unemployment figure is keep on rising lots of crisis will follows. To generate employment, skill development with hard working and efficient is a must in our society, he added.
ADM, Kakching Adahrii Maheo in his welcome and keynote address point out that the development of skills can contribute to structural transformation and economic growth by enhancing employability and labor productivity. Skill development has been considered as one of the critical aspect for job creation in our country. Everybody must try to get benefit and opportunity of organizing such Skill Mela in the district.
Basically, the District Skill Mela was organized for generating awareness and selection/enrolment of interested persons for skill development training in different sectors under the various skill development schemes of Central and State governments.
The programme was designed to associate with different line departments of the district, Training Providers, employers across the state, banks etc. for overall sensitization of various aspects of Skill Development, Reputed training providers across the state have participated in the event. Later, the dignitaries inspected the stalls.
As part of the Mela, a Talk Show was moderated by Anil Haorokcham, Managing Director, SYNAPX and participated by A. Athias, LDM, Kakching, Moirangthem Muktamani, Proprietor, Mukta Shoes & Padmashri Awardee, Hanjabam Subhra Devi, Proprietor, Meira Foods, Pradeep Meitram, CEO/Co-Founder, Elle’s group and Dr. Pibarel Meetei, Founder/Managing Director, Medilane.
In today’s Skill Mela, altogether 22 stalls have been opened in which DIC, Fishery, Horticulture, Agriculture are Departmental. Training Institute like KVK, RSETI, ITI, CIPET, NIELIT. Training Provider/Employer includes JCRE Skills Solution, Development for Women’s Programme, OZONE Pharmaceuticals, SYNAPX, State Institute for Hotel Management, St. Stone Medical Device, Job Thiminnasi, Smart Security Service, Romi Bag Industry, Green Cane Industries. Farmer Producers Organisation- Kakching Progressive Kris-e FPO. Meira Foods and Mukta Shoes participated as Entrepreneur.
