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Mizoram sent 50 students to Japan for employment: Minister

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Press Trust of India Aizawl

The Mizoram government has sent a total of 50 students to Japan under the 'Learn and Earn' program for training and employment in the last two years, a state minister said today.

Speaking in the Mizoram Assembly, Minister for Labour, Employment, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship said that 16 students were sent to Japan in the first batch in December 2015, and were imparted training at Nagasaki and Sasebo.

The second batch of students, numbering 34, were sent to Nagasaki in January 2016, he said.

Of the first batch of students, four have returned to Mizoram while the rest remained in Japan, he said.

 

The state government has paid Rs 165 lakh for the first batch and Rs 442 lakh for the second batch to a Siliguri-based consultancy.

The students learnt the Japanese language and found employment, he said, adding, they were repaying the interest free loan to the state government, which they had availed for their training course.

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First Published: Mar 26 2018 | 4:35 PM IST

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