Youth to get trained in rural technologies
S Vishnu Sharmaa, INN/Chennai, @Svs037
Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) is organising entrepreneurship training programmes for the youth of north-east part of our nation.
The training programme is being held in association with National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) for youth from eight north eastern states which will help address the unemployment situation in the region.
Source say the programme aims to train aroun 600 unemployed youth from the north-east part of our country in rural technologies.
The first batch comprising 30 youngsters coming from the districts of West Imphal, Thoubal and Kakching have already received training on leaf plate and cup making held at the NIRDPR campus between 9 and 14 December 2019.
They were exposed to the different kinds of leaves available in abundance in the North East that could be converted into plates, cups, glasses and spoons, replacing similar plastic products.
Under the training programme the youth of north-east will be taught skills like mushroom cultivation and mushroom products, compressed stabilized earthen blocks making, sustainable housing technologies, home based products like phenyl, dish wash powder, detergent powder, solar lights assembling installation and maintenance, leaf plate and cups making, herbal beauty care products, neem products, vermi compost and vermi wash liquid, handmade paper into value added productslike bags, honey processing and packaging, ethnic bag making and food processing through solar dehydration.
Dr. W.R. Reddy, director general, NIRDPR speaking at the valedictory of training of first batch of youth from north-east said the trainees must
become employers who provide employment to other youngsters in the north-east by becoming successful entrepreneurs.
Professor Vasanthi Rajendran of RGNIYD said the skills development programme to youth from North East will immensely help them to stand on their own by starting enterprises which can bring out products for the local market and also for other parts of the country.
Hands-on training was given on the machinery that is manufactured by the partner institution of the Rural Technology Park of NIRDPR.
The various aspects of entrepreneurship, marketing, raising financial resources and raw materials were also given to the trainees. Upon completing the training, the youth will return to their villages, districts and receive assistance in establishing self-employment units.
