Skilled youth key to foster economic growth: Ganai

Advisor distributing prizes during Art and Craft Mela in Jammu on Saturday.
Advisor distributing prizes during Art and Craft Mela in Jammu on Saturday.

*Attends function of “Skill development Art and Craft Mela’

Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 13: Advisor to Governor, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai today urged the youth to take advantage of the immense resources and schemes launched by the government to accelerate economic growth. He asked them to explore opportunities in traditional skills and new age technologies as both are relevant and equally capable of generating sustainable livelihood.
He said it is the endeavour of Governor’s Administration to provide access to quality skill training at the local levels through short term courses as well as long term training, the Advisor added.
The Advisor was addressing students at valedictory function of two day “Skill development Art and Craft Mela” organized by Government College for Women, Parade in collaboration with Buddha Art and Painting Studio to commemorate 150th birth anniversary of Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi.
The aim of organizing Mela was to provide an environment to flourish purposeful creative activity, to demonstrate the students’ mastery in aesthetics and to display fine arts and amazing crafts made by experts and students.
Lauding the initiative of government to celebrate 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Advisor said that series of programmes and seminars are being organized across the country to popularize Gandhian philosophy and ideology among people.
He quoted Mahatma Gandhi’s vision about the need for skill training that ‘Only by imparting education through crafts can enable India to stand ahead of the world’.
“Craft-centered education creates a balance between theory and monotonous learning through creative stimulation and self-expression, ” the Advisor maintained.
Earlier, the Advisor inspected the Art and Craft stalls put up by students of GCW Gandhi Nagar, GGM Science College, MAM College, GDC Paloura , GDC RS Pura, College of Education, GDC Akhnoor, SPMR College of Commerce, GCW Parade, Food Craft Institute besides students of five schools and other stakeholders.
Appreciating the models, the Advisor underscored the need to save ecology and environment from pollution and other hazardous effects.
Commissioner Secretary Higher Education, Sarita Chouhan, Director Colleges Principal GCW Parade, Hemla Aggarwal, Director School Education, Rakesh Kumar Srangal, Director Social Welfare, Director Tourism, Principals of various Colleges, students and prominent citizens were present on the occasion.
Later, the Advisor gave away prizes to the winners and participants of the mela.
The live display of painting by renowned artist, Nityam Singha Roy was the major attraction of the mela.

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