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Need to impart skill training to youths: AP CM

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Press Trust of India Vijayawada
Imparting skill development training to the youth will help in transforming the country as "swarna Bharat" (golden India), Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said here today.

"The nation has more human resources than any other developed country, but our youths lack knowledge, particularly technical knowledge. If they are imparted technical training, they can create wonders. We will be able to dictate the terms to world by improving the capacities of our youth," he said.

Naidu laid foundation stone for Dr Abdul Kalam Centre for Skill Development, Communication and Knowledge at 'Swarna Bharat Trust, Vijayawada chapter, at Atkur village near here.
 

The CM also inaugurated the Rural Self-Employment Training Center and Kamineni Health Center at the Trust, run by Geeta Venkat, daughter of Union Minister M Venkaih Naidu.

Naidu said most of the developed nations are facing the problem of ageing.

"Some countries like China have failed to sustain its economic growth due to variation in age," he said.

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First Published: Feb 18 2016 | 10:22 PM IST

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