HITD to start short term courses in all trades

by Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, DEC 21

Haryana Industrial Training Department has decided to start short term courses in all trades  related to Industrial Training Institutes (it is) so that employment opportunities could be generated in different fields for the youth who could not complete their studies due to various reasons.

Director of Haryana Industrial Training Department Mr R. C. Verma said this in division level meeting held at ITI, Sirsa today.

          He said that arrangements were also being made for providing loans to the  youth, who had left their studies in between,  to join short term courses. He said that the department is laying special emphasis on the placement of the students passing out from various trades.  He said that the department would ensure that 100 per cent placement was made  in all the ITIs of the state. He said that with a view to improve the qualitativeness of all industrial training institutes, best institute award has also been started and three industrial training institutes would be selected for these awards. The ITIs  bagging first, second and third  position would be given Rs one lakh, Rs 75000 and Rs 50,000 in cash respectively. Also, state and district level competitions would be organised for the students. He said that  the students bagging first position in district level trade   competition would be sent in state level competition and the students bagging first position in state level competition would be honoured with special award and cash prize. 

          Mr Verma said that special facilities are being provided to the girl students studying in  ITIs by the state government. He said that all the girls are being provided with free of cost tool-kit costing Rs 1000 and 30 per cent seats have been reserved for them. He said that full fee exemption  is being given to the girl students of these institutes and so far 26000 girls have taken this benefit.