PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Dehradun Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has directed the Labour Department to focus on providing training to local youngsters in trades like plumbing, carpenter and electrician so that local requirements can be met by local workers and employment opportunities increase. He said that this will also help in maintaining regional demographic balance. The CM gave the direction during the launch ceremony of the Training Management System (TMS) portal developed by the Uttarakhand Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board at the State secretariat on Monday. Dhami also directed the department officials to pay special attention to strengthening forward linkages after training. He appreciated the direct benefit transfer (DBT) schemes of the department and instructed the board to make continuous efforts to increase its income. He said that the new portal is a significant initiative towards making the skill development of registered workers and their dependent family members transparent, effective and technology-based. The CM asked officials to ensure effective action on other needs related to the holistic development of workers after skill training. Additionally, regular feedback should be taken from the State’s entrepreneurs regarding skill requirements so that training can be better linked to employment, he said. The department secretary, Shridhar Babu Addanki said that continuous efforts are being made by the department to make all schemes more transparent and result-oriented. In the ceremony, the Labour commissioner PC Dumka gave a detailed presentation on the functioning of the portal. He said that the selection of training providers, evaluators, training centres and trainers will be done in the portal through a completely online process from institutions and certified individuals empanelled with the government of India. Attendance and evaluation of training programmes will also be ensured through digital means, he added.
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