North News
Chandigarh, November 22:
In a bid to enable the state’s youth for employment into the Police, Armed Forces and CAPF, Punjab Government has given a go ahead to establish a new Centre for Training and Employment of Punjab Youth (C-PYTE) camp in border district Pathankot. This decision was taken in an Executive Board meeting of Centre of Employment Generation and Training, chaired by Minister Aman Arora, Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training, Punjab.
Currently, Punjab has 14 C-PYTE camps across the state and a new camp will be established at Tango Shah in Pathankot district and 5.5 acres of land has also been identified for the same. As many as 2,57,595 youth have been trained totally free of cost in these C-PYTE camps and 1,14,861 have been employed so far, he added.
The Executive Board has also approved the introduction of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) certified Security Guard Training into the syllabus of C-PYTE. This training will be imparted through a training partner and a tie up will be done with PESCO for placement of C-PYTE qualified youth.
Highlighting another important decision taken in the meeting, Aman Arora said that a formal coaching for personality development and soft skills will also be initiated in C-PYTE camps to enable fruitful employment of youth. This move will help in further developing integrity, confidence, discipline and focus in youth, besides motivating them to be better citizens and fight drug menace.
Principal Secretary Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Ms. Jaspreet Talwar apprised the cabinet minister that C-PYTE camps have been working tirelessly to instil values including discipline, social concern and nation building in the youth, besides training them to find employment in the armed forces, police, para military forces and other industries. Director General of C-PYTE Major General Rambir Singh Mann said that these decisions will have a very positive impact on the training and subsequent employment of Punjab Youth. Senior officials from the other departments were also present in the meeting.
