Bhubaneswar:27/4/18: In a significant step towards employment generation in Odisha, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will inaugurate the Skill-cum-Common Facility Centre for Filigree Craftsmen at Cuttack on Saturday.
He will also launch the Urja Ganga Gas Pipeline Skilling Project to impart formal certification and training to semi-skilled and unskilled workers engaged in the Jagdishpur – Haldia & Bokaro – Dhamra natural gas pipeline (JHBDPL) project being laid in the state.
The projects will be launched on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Das, who laid the foundation of industrialisation in Odisha. They have been conceptualised as a mark of respect for Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Das to carry forward his legacy.
The Minister will also launch a Pipe Fitter-City Gas Distribution (CGD) course which will commence at the Skill Development Institute in Bhubaneswar.
This was announced here by GAIL Director (Projects) Dr Ashutosh Karnatak and Head of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra Aatish Shrivastava.
The Minister will inaugurate the Skill-cum-Common Facility Centre for Filigree Craftsman at Cuttack.
NSDC and Gems and Jewellery Skill Council of India, in association with EduJobs Academy, are setting up the state of the art training facility specifically for Tarkashi artisans and goldsmiths to transform the folk art form of Gems and jewellery.