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India’s first Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra for Skilling in Smart Cities launched

| @indiablooms | Oct 23, 2017, at 09:08 pm
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IBNS): India's first Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) for Skilling in Smart Cities though collaborative efforts was inaugurated in New Delhi, the Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship announced on Monday.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh along with Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the PMKK in collaboration with New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC).

"A skilled person gets respect, recognition and honor due to his hard work. I strongly believe that these skill development centres would aspire youth to take up vocational training to make themselves self-reliant,” said Rajnath Singh at the inauguration.

The ministers also laid the foundation for a Skill Development Centre at Moti Bagh and a Centre of Excellence at Dharam Marg, New Delhi.

Dharmendra Pradhan said, “Collaboration is the need of the hour to support inclusive and sustainable development in the country. Today’s event signifies integration and convergence approach towards Respected Prime Minister’s two most ambitious projects – the Skill India Mission and the Smart City Mission."

The new skill development centres are expected to align the Union government's programmes with that of the Ministry of Urban Affairs & Housing (MUHA) and the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship's (MSDE's) to support skilling in smart cities, the release said.

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), an executive arm of MSDE, has collaborated with New Delhi Municipal Council Smart City Limited (NDMCSCL) to extend cooperation for setting up of PMKK Centres for Smart Cities, to provide skill training for unemployed youth through its short-term training (STT) module and contribute to the capacity building of municipal employees through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) program.

Others attending the inauguration included Meenakshi Lekhi, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, New Delhi; Naresh Kumar, Chairman, NDMC; Karan Singh Tanwar, Vice- Chairman, NDMC; Surender Singh, MLA & Member, NDMC.

Special Guest at the event, Meenakshi Lekhi, MP Lok Sabha said, “I would like to applaud the efforts of both the ministries and its nodal agencies NSDC and NDMC for pioneering steps to bring in equitable growth and development. I am confident that such centers would deliver quality by extending access to trained youth, which would catalyse the creation of smart cities in the country.”

President, NDMC, Naresh Kumar said, "National Skill Mission will prove to be a milestone for the developed India. NDMC supports inclusive development by introducing best practices in skilling and is determined to leave no stone unturned to achieve the mission”.

The newly inaugurated Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra leverages NDMC infrastructure for skilling initiatives.

Located at Mandir Marg, New Delhi, the NDMC-PMKK Centre for Skilling in Smart Cities is a building of approx. 30,000 sq.ft., with a capacity of skilling 4,000 youth annually.

Catering to healthcare and solar energy sectors, the centre will be managed by one of NSDC’s affiliated training partners - Orion Edutech.

On this occasion, a solar-power lab powered by Schneider Electric was also inaugurated.


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