The government of Jammu and Kashmir is very keen to give due opportunities to the youth so that they can show their potential in many fields.
Apart from sports, the government is trying to focus on skill development programs for the youth and have decided to introduce these programs at the block level in Jammu and Kashmir.
Manoj Sinha recently took a comprehensive review of the functioning of different departments of the J&K Government and sought status of their present working and the future deliverables.
Laying special focus on up skilling of the youth in various sectors, the Lt Governor directed the officials of the Skill Development Department to integrate Skill development with Youth clubs, besides exploring various modalities to hone the ability of the talented youth of J&K by taking the initiatives under skill development to grass root level.
Improve quality and market relevance of skill development programmes and provide more access to youth in skill training; Identify gaps and work in convergence for a better outcome, the Lt Governor told the officials.
The government must make more efforts to upgrade the skill sets of the youth according to the needs of Market and make them ready for future jobs.
Skill development courses are available for the youth of Jammu and Kashmir in different institutions and the government will have to take more steps to aware and educate the rural youth about these courses so that they can earn their livelihood.