Itanagar: Aruanchal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki urged Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Paban Singh Ghatowar to allocate funds to the state for skill development, capacity building and training programmes for the benefit of youths of the state.
While apprising the Union Minister of the special thrust given by the state government for employment generation and skill development activities, Tuki, who met with Union Minister in Delhi on Monday, said that he was committed to his target of generating one lakh employment within the stipulated time frame.
He reiterated that the support of Ministry of DoNER and the North Eastern Council is essential to meet the aspirations of the youth of the state who have the potential to make their careers in multiple sectors, official sources said here today.
Lauding the skill development initiatives of the state government, the Union Minister assured that he would convene a meeting of high level officers of the Ministry on Wednesday to discuss the scope of allocation of funds for skill development activities in Arunachal Pradesh.
In the meeting which lasted more than an hour and both the leaders discussed and reviewed the status of infrastructure projects funded by DoNER in the state.
It may be mentioned here that upon the insistence of the Chief Minister, DoNER has recently taken steps for speedy implementation of projects in the state by expediting the techno economic clearances pending with the central government line Ministries like Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Ministry of Urban Development etc. joint secretary of DoNER, V.B Pathak and political secretary to CM Bamang Tago were also present in the meeting, sources added. (UNI)