Daughters of Bihar will become self-reliant and create their own identity at the national level

Patna (ABN) Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary today laid the foundation stone of the permanent campus of National Skill Training Institute (Women) Patna at Bhata's Sikandarpur through remote via video conferencing from Lok Sevak Awas situated Sankalp Auditorium. Addressing the program organized on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that it is a matter of great joy that the foundation stone of National Skill Training Institute (Women) Patna has been laid at Sikandarpur, Bihta today. I was also supposed to attend this ceremony, but due to bad weather, I am attending through video conferencing. A new chapter of skill training is starting for the daughters of Bihar. Today is an important day for the people of Bihar. He said that through skill development, the daughters of Bihar will become skilled, self-reliant, and will make their identity at the national level. Today's foundation stone program will not only build a building but will also provide opportunities for Bihar's capabilities to move forward, become self-reliant, and gain self-confidence. The Chief Minister said that skill development is the strong foundation of a prosperous Bihar. By making the youth, especially women, strong with modern technical skills, the vision of a prosperous Bihar and a developed India can be fulfilled. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the country has got a new pace in skill development. Women are progressing. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, many steps are being taken to empower women. Former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has also done several works to promote women in Bihar. Jannayak Karpoori Thakur Skill University, named after Bharat Ratna Karpoori Thakur, is being built. The state government is working continuously to provide standard training, technical education, and better employment opportunities to the youth. He said that about 1500 skill training centers are currently operating in the state. About 12 lakh youths have been trained so far. At present, 1 lakh 38 thousand youths are undergoing training. Youths are being trained according to the needs of the industries. The Chief Minister said that 38 engineering colleges and 46 polytechnic institutes are running in Bihar. Bihar's government engineering colleges are providing standard technical education at just Rs 10 as fees. In polytechnic institutes, children are being taught at just Rs 5 as fees. This is providing an opportunity for students from economically weaker sections to get higher technical education, and skilled human resources are being produced in the state. Language labs have also been set up in engineering colleges and polytechnic institutes, where students are learning languages like Japanese, German, and French. He said that the objective of skill development is not only to prepare the youth for jobs but also to make them capable of setting up their own institutions and creating employment opportunities for others. He expressed confidence that the permanent campus of National Skill Training Institute (Women), Patna will become a major center for empowering women with skill, self-reliance, and economic empowerment and will play an important role in building a prosperous Bihar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Skill India Mission and created a separate ministry for this purpose. Skilled youth will play a crucial role in fulfilling the Prime Minister's vision of a developed India by 2047. The youth of Bihar are determined to fulfill the dream of a prosperous Bihar of former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. We congratulate all the officials of the Central Government and the Government of Bihar for today's program. This training program will be important for the future of the youth. The sisters and daughters of Bihar will become skilled and will take the country forward. During the program, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed and exchanged between the Government of Bihar and the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India for the establishment of Skill India International Center (SIc). It is considered a major step towards providing international standard skill training to the youth of Bihar and providing them employment opportunities abroad. The objective of establishing the National Skill Training Institute (Women) is to make the girls of the state skilled and employable by providing them with modern technical and professional training. So far, many young women from Bihar had to go to other states for such training, but with the construction of the institute's permanent campus, they will get standard training within their own state. The Government of Bihar has provided four acres of land free of cost for the construction of the institute, and the construction of the building will cost around Rs 99.97 crore. During the program, a message from the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India, Rajiv Chandrashekhar was also heard. During the program, the Minister of Youth, Employment, and Skill Development, Alok Kumar Choudhary welcomed the Chief Minister by presenting him with a green plant and a memento. During the program, a video film was shown on the construction of the permanent campus of National Skill Training Institute (Women) Patna at Bhata's Sikandarpur. On this occasion, Minister of Youth, Employment, and Skill Development Alok Kumar Choudhary, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Deepak Kumar, Chief Secretary Amrit Prity, Secretary to the Chief Minister Lokesh Kumar Singh, and other senior officials were present, while through video conferencing, Director-General of Training Directorate, Skill Development, and Entrepreneurship, Government of India, Deepak Kumar, Secretary, Youth, Employment, and Skill Development, Bihar, Koshal Kishore, Director, Skill Development, and Entrepreneurship, Government of India, Harekishan Meena, and Director, Planning and Training Department, Bihar, Sunil Kumar, along with other senior officials of the Central Government and the State Government, dignitaries, and students were present.