Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today called on the youth to come forward in nation building saying they are the country's real strength.
"The youth are the country's strength," Das said while addressing the students at Birsa Institute of Technology, Sindri, on the occasion of Teachers' Day.
Stating that there is no big capital than the strength of youth for the development of the state, Das quoted Prime Minister Narendra Modi as saying that on the strength of youth power, India would show its identity at the global level, according to an official release.
To make this a success, Skill Development Department has been created, "because time is changing and if we don't change than we will lag behind", he said.
Jharkhand is a prosperous state with enormous possibilities but it has been stung by poverty and unemployment, he said adding, the state government has vowed to eradicate poverty and unemployment.
The chief minister also laid the foundation stones and inaugurated schemes worth Rs 805 crore. He also laid foundation stones to develop the institute for Rs 160 crore.
Das inaugurated a Centre of Excellence set up by Simens and technical skill development institute in five polytechnic centres and laid foundation stones for different tenchinal education institutes.
The chief minister also laid foundation stone for an Engineering College in Palamau.
The chief minister said that centre of excellence would be opened in 12 districts, adding every year 14,000 students would get skill development training.
He said that trainers from Singapur would train the students, the release said.
Education Minister Neera Yadav said that the Centre of Excellence would be beneficial for the students.
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