One ITI to be set up in each block: Union Min

Agartala: To train the youth and to generate employment opportunities, one ITI would be set up in each block and Skill Development Center in all the districts in the country, Union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Tuesday said.
“Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a vision about skilled India and we are trying to make our youths skilled in different sectors. We have decided to set up at least one Skill Development Center in all districts and one Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in each block of the country”, the Union Skill Development and Entrepreneurship minister told reporters here.
He said 15,000 ITIs are in the process of being set up and the country and all the blocks would be covered in phased manner.
The Union Minister said Rs 54 crore was given to Tripura for skill development. He said when cashless economy would be fully implemented, the GDP of the country would further increase and unemployment would come down.
Rudy and Union Minister for State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Babul Supriyo jointly inaugurated the state level Digidhan Mela here.
Supriyo said everyone in the country have to be skilled in digital transaction.
He said due to demonetisation the rate of digital transactions has increased and now all kinds of digital transactions are possible by using mobile phone.
“If the country is to prosper, we have to go digital way. Everyone should have a mobile phone, a debit or Rupay card and Aadhaar card. India is the fastest growing economy in the country and every citizen has to equip themselves to cope with the situation,” Union Minister  for State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Babul  Supriyo added. (PTI)