NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, SEP 17
To empower youth by way of providing entry level training in industry relevant skills through Railway training institutes as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw launched Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana, a program under the aegis of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), in Rail Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday, says a Southern Railway release.
On this occasion, Suneet Sharma, Chairman and CEO, Railway Board and other senior officials of Railways were also present.
Shri @AshwiniVaishnaw Hon'ble @RailMinIndia launches #RailKausalVikasYojana ,a mission to empower youth across the Nation by providing skill-based training at Railway Institutes & Workshops
Shri John Thomas,GM & Shri B.G.Mallya,AGM, SRly participate in the virtual function pic.twitter.com/lqA3JW5iGa
— Southern Railway (@GMSRailway) September 17, 2021
The first batch of students who will be imparted Skill basedE training in Fitter and Welder category at Carriage & Wagon workshop, Perambur, Chennai as part of #RailKausalVikasYojana pic.twitter.com/wzmKwxFgvv
— Southern Railway (@GMSRailway) September 17, 2021
Speaking on the occasion, Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “It is an auspicious day as Vishwakarma jayanti is being celebrated across the country. He also congratulated Hon’ble Prime Minister on his birthday. He dedicated Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana as the gift of Railways to the Prime Minister on his birthday. The vision of skill development is an integral part of the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and 50 thousand youth will be trained under Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana. The aim of this initiative is to impart training skills to the youth in various trades to bring qualitative improvement. He also emphasized that training in remote areas to be conducted under Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana. He stressed that youth should enjoy the training process. ”
In Southern Railway, Carriage & Wagon workshop, Perambur, Chennai and Signal & Telecommunication workshop, Podanur are the two workshops that will provide training in their Workshop Training Centers as part of #RailKaushalVikasYojana pic.twitter.com/nR3D42gRsP
— Southern Railway (@GMSRailway) September 17, 2021
The training will be provided to 50,000 candidates over a period of three years. Initially, the training will be provided to 1,000 candidates. The training will be provided in four trades viz. Electrician, Welder, Machinist and Fitter and will comprise of initial basic training of 100 hours. Training programs in other trades will be added by zonal railways and Production units based on regional demands and needs assessment. Training shall be provided free of cost and participants will be selected from applications received online, following a transparent mechanism on the basis of marks in matriculation. Candidates who are 10th passed and between 18-35 years shall be eligible to apply. Participants in the scheme shall however have no claim to seek employment in Railways on the basis of this training.
The program curriculum has been developed by Banaras Locomotive Works, the nodal PU for this scheme, which will also standardize assessments and maintain centralized database of participants. The scheme is being launched for 1,000 participants initially and will be over and above the training provided to apprentices under the Apprentice Act 1961. A nodal website is being developed as the single source of information about programs offered, notification inviting application, lists of selected candidates, results of selection, final assessment, study material and other details. Currently, applicants may apply in response to the advertisements issued locally in the initial phase. Submission of online application shall be opened soon on a centralized website.
Trainees shall be required to undergo a standardized assessment and will be awarded certificate in the allotted trade by the National Rail & Transportation Institute, upon conclusion of their programme. They will also be provided Toolkits relevant to their trade which would help these trainees utilize their learnings and enhance their capacity for self-employment as well as employability in various industries.
75 Railway training institutes spread across the country have been shortlisted to provide training in aforesaid trades, to cover youth from all over the country. The scheme will not only improve the employability of the youth but also upgrade the skills of self employed and those who are working with contractors through re-skilling and up – skilling and contribute towards Skill India Mission.
Two Workshops of Southern Railway to impart skill based training to youth
In Southern Railway, Carriage & Wagon workshop, Perambur, Chennai and Signal & Telecommunication workshop, Podanur are the two workshops that will provide training in their Workshop Training Centers as part of this Rail Vikas Kaushal Yojana (RKVY).
In this connection, Southern Railway published notification through newspaper advertisement on 18-8-2021 and invited applications from eligible candidates with 15-9-2021 as closing date for submission.
At Carriage and Wagon workshop the first batch of candidates comprising 30 candidates, 10 in Welder category and 20 in Fitter category will benefit from this programme.
At Signal and Telecommunication workshop, Podanur the first batch of candidates comprising 14 candidates, 7 in Machinist category and 7 in Electrician category will be equipped with skills imparted as part of this programme. More batches will be conducted by these two workshops in the coming days.
