Govt to make sure 1/third lady college students in tech schooling: CM Naveen Patnaik 

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday introduced that the State authorities has a goal to make sure that at the least one third of the graduates from technical schooling establishments could be women. He made the announcement throughout a gathering with the nation consultant of UN Women Susan Jane Ferguson at Naveen Nivas right here. Discussions had been held on a spread of points regarding girls empowerment within the State through the assembly.

Stating that participation of ladies in technical schooling and additional employment in industries is a precedence space of the State authorities, the Chief Minister cited the instance of schemes like Sudakshya which has helped to extend enrolment of ladies in ITIs from six per cent 5 years again to 18 per cent now.He mentioned that the manufacturing industries in current occasions are witnessing a form of revolution whereas in search of all girls manufacturing unit flooring. The UN Women can lead the efforts for making certain amenities like high quality lodging and crèches, he specified.

He sought the help of the Second Chance Education Programme of UN Women which in collaboration with the State Government may help girls who haven’t been in a position to full their schooling. They will be helped with re-skilling, up-skilling help to make them employable within the job market, the CM added.The Chief Minister additionally spoke concerning the initiatives just like the World Skill Centre that promotes world customary expertise within the State. He needed the UN Women to associate with such establishments to make sure gender parity and girls participation in such initiatives.

Ferguson, through the dialogue, appreciated the State authorities’s initiatives in girls empowerment. She spoke on the efficient function performed by the Mission Shakti in empowering Odisha girls. She additionally appreciated the tempo of poverty discount within the State.