‘Youngsters are the nation’s treasure and we should work hard to channelise their energy in a productive way. It is our priority to ensure employment for the youth and the State government is making consistent and consolidated efforts to make it happen,” Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Eshwar B. Khandre has said.
He was speaking after inaugurating an employment mela jointly organised by the Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Department (SDEL), Sanjeevini (Karnataka Rural Livelihood Mission), Bidar district administration, Zilla Panchayat, District Industries Centres (DICs) in collaboration with Bheemanna Khandre Institute of Technology at Bhalki in Bidar district on Monday.
Emphasising the importance of the participation of the youth in nation building, Mr. Khandre said that talent, enthusiasm and thinking of youth can go a long way in giving direction to the process of nation building. Besides providing theoretical knowledge, education institutions should create opportunities for the youth to contribute to the nation’s development by imparting practical and skill-based education.