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Noida will be made a hub of electronic

products and youth given jobs : Chief Minister
Investor-Friendly policies of the
state government have started yielding results
State Government has taken an important step towards job
creation by establishing the UP Skill Development Mission
Lava International to train 10,000 youngsters in
four years and give at least 80% of them jobs
Flexi-agreement for training and employment signed between
Lava International and UP Skill Development Mission
Lucknow: 02 August, 2016

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mr. Akhilesh Yadav has said that
Noida would be made a hub for electronics and electrical products and
employment generated for youngsters in a large number. He added that
investment friendly policies of the state government had now started
yielding results and investors were coming out in large numbers to invest
in Uttar Pradesh.
But despite this, he underlines, these policies of the state
government would be further publicised to encourage more private
investment. He also requested the companies who have set up base in
the state to train the youth and provide them jobs under the UP Skill
Development Mission. The Chief Minister was today speaking at a
function of signing of a flex-agreement between Lava International Ltd.
and the UP Skill Development Mission, at his official residence.
The agreement was signed by Technical Education and Skill
Development Minister Mr. Mehboob Ali and Managing Director of Lava
International Mr. Hari Om Rai. On this occasion, the Chief Minister also
expressed hope that the Lava International would further expand its
production unit in Noida and assured them of all possible help and
cooperation from the state government.
Mr. Yadav also appreciated the move by the company to train
youth and provide them jobs and said this initiative would inspire other
companies as well. The Chief Minister pointed out that the state
government had taken an important step in creating jobs by establishing
the UP Skill Development Mission. He also lauded the work done by the
Mission's officials.
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Mr. Yadav also informed that the Mission was using specialist
placements agencies like Saral Rozgar, Select Jobs, Ola.com,
Monster.com and Mera Hunar online portals to get jobs for trained
youngsters. Through these, job opportunities in other states and
overseas were also being explored. He also pointed out how 10,000
trained professionals were given appointment letters on July 15, 2016 on
the World Youth Skill Development Day, by various companies and
institutes.
The Chief Minister also stated that the state government was also
roping in expertise of different units to hone and provide equal job
opportunities to youth. Till now flex-agreements have been inked with 11
units with an annual turnover of 100 crores. These include Raymonds,
Cafe Coffee Day, Javed Habib Hair and beauty Ltd., Future Sharp Skill
etc.
At the event, Technical Education and Skill Development Minister
Mr. Mehboob Ali, MoS Mr. Abhishek Mishra, Chief Secretary Mr.
Deepak Singhal, Chief Adviser to the CM Mr. Alok Ranjan, MD of Lava
International Mr. Hari Om Rai also expressed their views.
A representative of Lava International informed that the company
would train 10,000 youngsters in four years at their training institute
located at Yamuna Expressway Authority, Gautambudhnagar and will
give jobs to at least 80% of the trained youth in their ventures.
It may be pointed out here that taking cognisance of important
initiatives and achievements, the UP Skill Development Mission in May
this year was given the Best State in Empowering Youth through Sill
Development under the aegis of Europe-India Foundation For
Excellence at the UNESCO headquarter in Paris while in the previous
years ASSOCHAM had awarded the state for Best Skill Development
State for its skills development programmes.
Also present on the occasion were Chairman of Noida and Greater
Noida Authority Mr. Pravir Kumar, Principal Secretary (IT and
Electronics) Mr. Rajendra Kumar Tiwari, Principal Secretary
(Information) Mr. Navneet Sehgal, Secretary (Technical Education and
UPSDM) Mr. Bhuvnesh Kumar and Mission Director Mr. Surendra
Singh and officials of Lava International.
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Eng. PN-CM-MOU with Lava-02 August, 2016.doc