BJP turning a deaf ear to struggles of backward classes: Rahul in J’khand
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the BJP of turning a deaf ear to the struggles of backward classes.
Minister of State (I/C) for Planning and Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Rao Inderjit Singh, on Tuesday said in last 3 years (2015-16 to 2017-18), around 1,76,900 students have been trained by Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology (CIPET) through its long-term, short-term, vocational and tailor made skill development courses.
While giving a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, the Minister said around 60,000 students trained under placement linked training programmes, out of which around 82% have been gainfully employed in various plastics and allied industries.
He said the total number of established centres of CIPET, including the centres under project stage, is 31.
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Singh said that setting up of CIPET centres is a dynamic process based on the demand of the state government, growth of the plastics industry, requisite infrastructure and available financial support from the Government of India and the state governments.
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