"Skill deficiency reason for unemployment"
Source: Chronicle News Service
Kakching, April 13 2023:
Maintaining that the reason behind educated youth not getting employment is due to lack of basic skills, Manipur Society for Skill Development (MSSD) mission director LN Kashung has said that any educated youth with efficient skills in one held or the other is sure to get employment.
LN Kashung was speaking as chief guest at the inaugural function of a District Skill Mela 2023 organised by District Skill Committee, Tengnoupal under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship at Kanemram village community hall in Machi on Thursday.
The mission director said that the educated youth of the state, instead of waiting for government schemes and jobs, should try to find jobs on their own best suited to their respective skills.
Government schemes are meant to help the neediest people.
Without waiting for such schemes, we should all work hard on our own by acquiring the basic skills needed.
With basic skills, we do not to go searching for jobs but jobs would come to us, he added.
Presided over by Tengnoupal DC Yumnam Ranjan, the function was also attended by Manipur State Rural Livelihoods Mission chief operating officer - Skills (COO-S) Khundrakpam Bobby as guest of honour.
The mela had over 15 stalls of various departments, training institutes, training providers, farmer producer organisations and entrepreneurs.
State Resource Associate for Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship Programme Anuradha Oinam and Manipur Society for Skill Development joint director Amarjit Rajkumar were also present on the occasion as resource persons.