New Delhi : Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of India Mahendra Nath Pandey said that his ministry has come up with many new ideas amid the Corona Virus challenge and has even worked on implementing them.
Speaking at the third session of E-Agenda Aaj Tak, Skill Development Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey said that ever since the coronavirus challenge has emerged, the ministry has done a lot in terms of bringing in new ideas and training people in the Industrial Training Institutes (ITI).
The minister also said that women across villages in India have so far made more than 21 lakh masks and face covers, which have been distributed among people all over the country. He added that this was possible only due to the training under the Ministry of Skill Development.
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On being asked about the challenge of unemployment that the Covid-19 pandemic has brought with itself, Mahendra Nath Pandey said that the skill development ministry is coordinating with the all the district administrations in getting in touch with the youths who are returning to their native places and is set to provide them relevant training.
“All district administrations have a record of all the people returning to their hometowns on their fingertips and this is how we trace them. We have linked all this data with the Industrial Training Institutes and so that relevant training can be provided to such people,” Pandey said.
He also said that, while economic sectors will have to bear the brunt of the lockdown, demands in the health and agriculture sector will see an increase, and the skill development ministry will train people, especially youths, in these sectors.
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Source : AajTak
