Government plans to create employment opportunities to 1 crore youth by 2020
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The government has set a target to create employment opportunities to one crore youth by 2020 through a skill development scheme under the Pradhan Mantri "The Union Government will be establishing skill development centres across the country with an amount of Rs 12,000 crore to create employment opportunities to 1 crore youth by 2020," said
The minister said, "To increase employment avenues for job seekers, The
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The minister also said that the Union Government has decided to open 100 driver training institutes across the country and one of them will be setup here.
"The Union Government has already sanctioned Rs 170 crore for skill development centres in
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The model career centre will provide counselling and assessment, soft skills training, technical upskilling and placement to students, he added.
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