1.65 Lakh Students of the State will get Soft Skill Training | 07 Sep 2023

Why In News?

On September 6, 2023, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approved the proposal to provide soft skill training to 1.65 lakh students of the state in order to enhance the capabilities of the youth of the state, make them employment-oriented and take important steps for their overall development. given.

Key Points:

• With this approval of the Chief Minister, soft skill training will be available to 1.20 lakh college going students and 45 thousand students of class 11th and 12th of school education.
• An expenditure of Rs 38.50 crore is expected on this training, which will be borne from the amount available in the RCVET fund under the Youth Development and Welfare Fund.
• Along with skill development of the students, their personality development will also be possible through the training, which will increase their academic performance and provide better employment opportunities.
• It is worth mentioning that in the past, approval has been given by the Chief Minister for soft skill training to 50,000 trainees trained in government industrial training institutes.