On the occasion of the World Youth Skill Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Skill India Programme from Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
Here are the highlights of his speech:- Today the world is celebrating World Youth Skills Day and we are also contributing to the same.
- Every poor Indian is my soldier. I have to win the war of over poverty with them.
- Skills not only puts money in your pocket, it gives you self-confidence.
- This mission is for those people who are left behind. And who are these people? People with money aren't left behind, these are the poor.
- This initiative is not merely to fill pockets but to bring a sense of self-confidence among the poor.
- 65 per cent of the Indian population is under the age of 35. And if they don't have skill, they will become a challenge for us rather than an opportunity.
- Through this mission we want to fulfil dreams of people and we want to do it in a structured way, taking states together.
- We have to create structures and mechanisms to nurture youngsters, enabling them to find employment.
- We want that a person should be capable of multiple activities (skills).
- We have not restricted ourselves to skill development, we've focused on entrepreneurship.
- We want to give opportunities to apprentices who want to become entrepreneurs.
- We have to make all our training institutions dynamic. Technology is changing so rapidly that it is necessary to be dynamic to remain relevant.
- We have to map the strategy for the next 10 years of development.
- We have to have a futuristic vision, need to think what technology will be there in the next 10 years.
- Matching job creation with industry demand is the key to end unemployment.
I congratulate Rajiv Pratap Rudy and his team for the manner in which they've taken this ahead.