Set up skill development board, CII urges Karunanidhi
Special Correspondent
Officials, Chief Minister briefed about Tamil Nadu skills report
— Photo: DIPR
Stress on growth: Sunil Bharti Mittal, president, CII, and his team calling on Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi at the Secretariat in Chennai on Tuesday.
CHENNAI: Top officials of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Tuesday urged Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi to set up a ‘Skill Development Board’ in the State to offer uniform quality of education to deserving candidates and to upgrade skill sets of the people.
CII president Sunil Bharti Mittal along with CII Southern Region Chairman P K Mohapatra, CII Tamil Nadu State Council Chairman Gopal Srinivasan and CII immediate past president R Seshasayee met Mr. Karunanidhi and officials at the Secretariat and briefed them on the findings of the Tamil Nadu skills report. Mr. Mittal also stressed for inclusive and sustainable growth for the State with focus on skill development and promotion of Tier-II and Tier-III cities.
Mr. Karunanidhi assured the CII team that the State Government would work on skill development initiatives.
Funds allotted
Chief Secretary L. K. Tripathy said the State Government had recently approved Rs. 25 crore towards this and was regularly interacting with industry representatives across different sectors to work on faculty training and curriculum development.
When Mr. Srinivasan elaborated on the CII efforts to create a 20-year vision that showcased entrepreneurial spirit, cultural and heritage of Tamil Nadu, Mr. Karunanidhi said that promotion of Tamil culture was yet another area that could be effectively propagated by CII. Industries Secretary Shaktikanta Das said that in 11 months the State had attracted investment of Rs. 11,000 crore, through 11 major projects.
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