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JHARKHAND INDUSTRIAL POLICY 2012

9.         SKILL DEVELOPMENT

9.1       Development of skilled manpower for the use of industry and trade is a thrust area. Skill upgradation in the emerging skill sets will be focused on.

9.2       Endeavour of the State Government will be to promote private sector investment for skill development through market driven approach.

9.3       Thrust will be given for skill development amongst women to enhance their employability.

9.4       Specialised Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) shall be set up at locations having heavy concentration of specialized workmen.

9.5       A special drive shall be undertaken for introduction of multi-skilling in areas such as material handling, machine operation and maintenance, furnace operation and maintenance, automobile engineering, plumbing, gemstone cutting and polishing, power engineering etc. Industries will be closely associated with the design of the course including practical training.

9.6       Industry – institution interaction is proposed to be encouraged to identify skill sets required for the industry and to develop such skill sets in the institutions imparting training.

9.7       Skill Development of unemployed / under employed youth is proposed to be undertaken utilizing the services of existing partners of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) like EMPOWER, Gram Tarang etc. Advantage with these vocational training providers funded by NSDC are that, through proper monitoring, it will be possible to evaluate the impact of skill development programme through increase in the income of beneficiary unemployed / under employed / self employed youths.