Hisar: In order to provide more apprenticeship opportunities to ITI pass youth in the district and to connect small and medium industries with government schemes, Additional Deputy Commissioner Shalini Chetal on Friday took a review of the officers regarding apprenticeship and e-enterprise portal in the VC auditorium of the Mini Secretariat. In the meeting, instructions were given to the concerned officials to ensure effective implementation of both the systems.
Practical experience and employment opportunities for ITI youth
He said that apprenticeship plays an important role in providing practical experience necessary for employment to ITI pass youth. For this, more and more industrial units, institutions and organizations will have to be connected to this system. By making better use of workplace training facilities in industries, such a strategy should be made so that the youth can get employment opportunities along with training. Officials said that there is a provision of fine ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 3,000 for institutions that do not follow the rules prescribed under the Apprentice Act, 1961.
On this, the Additional Deputy Commissioner directed that the entire process related to apprenticeship should be monitored through an automated portal. Accountability will be fixed by issuing show-cause notices to institutions that do not follow the rules. The progress and implementation of the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme was also discussed in the meeting. Under this, emphasis was laid on conducting the process of registration, vacancy information, selection, contract approval, training, stipend payment and issuance of certificates through digital medium. Officials were instructed to strengthen the arrangements related to training and stipend and extend the benefits of the scheme to as many youth as possible.
MSME Registration on e-Udyam Portal
While reviewing the registration on the e-Udyam portal in the meeting, Additional Deputy Commissioner Shalini Chetal laid emphasis on connecting the micro, small and medium enterprises of the district with the portal. Officials said that registration can help eligible industries to avail various central and state government schemes, subsidies, loan facilities and tender related benefits. For this, special registration camps will be organized through the MSME Department, so that more and more eligible industries can get themselves registered on the portal. Stalls of industries related to e-enterprise will also be set up in the upcoming job fair. This will help the youth to directly connect with private sector companies and find employment opportunities.
Instructions for regular review and coordination
Additional Deputy Commissioner directed the concerned officers to regularly review the activities related to apprenticeship and e-entrepreneurship portal. Along with this, it should be ensured that the benefits of the schemes reach the grassroots level by establishing better coordination between industries and youth. On this occasion, SDM Jyoti Mittal, Zilla Parishad CEO Subhash Chandra and officials of related departments were present.