NEC review meeting on HR, Development, Employment held
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 25 2015 :
A Regional review meeting on Human Resource, Development and Employment was held on July 24 at the NEC Secretariat, Shillong under the chairmanship of W Synrem, IES Economic Advisor & i/c Planning Advisor.
Attended by the senior officers concerned of NEC secretariat and the senior officers of Planning and line Departments of NE States, the meeting discussed the need to formulate a regional plan on education and skill development, an official release said on Saturday.
The need for establishment of a skill development institute in the region was felt by the member States to fulfill the skilling India mission of the Government of India.
Concern was expressed by members present that the literacy rate in the region is high but the employability is low due to lack of required skill for employment.
Therefore, the focus needs to be given for employment oriented skill training to NE youths.
The issue of migration of NE students to metro and other cities was also discussed.
To contain the migration, the participants were of the view that the region needs to have better quality schools and colleges as well as centres of excellence with state of the art facilities for skill development and education.
In order to improve the prospects of more students from the region getting enrolled for technical and professional courses, the need to improve the quality of teachers especially in Mathematics and Science was also emphasized.
It was also agreed that a special focus and new thrust on skill development, improvement of quality of education and infrastructure development are urgently required for ensuring a better quality of life for the people of the region.
The action plan to be taken up in the near future for skill development, training and infrastructure development in education, social sector and other related issues in the field of human resource development and employment was also deliberated.