Manipur sets up apparel industry to create employment for youth

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Imphal, May 2 (ANI): In its attempt to generate employment among the educated unemployed youth, the Central Ministry of Rural Development has set up a centre for apparel manufacturing in Manipur. The centre will train the youth become self-reliant.

The centre of the Skills for Employment in Apparel Manufacturing (SEAM) is the first of its kind in the entire northeast region. It will provide employment opportunities to the educated unemployed youth, particularly the school dropouts.

The center has been sponsored by the Ministry of Rural Development, the Department of Education and Government of Manipur with the Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL and FS) Cluster Multi Skills Development Centre.

Unemployment is the greatest problem among the youth of Manipur and the scope of employment in Government sector cannot be stretched further. In such a scenario, schemes like SEAM has enthused hope in youths to breathe a fresh lease of life.

Training programme would extend for a month and after that arrangement of placement would be made outside the state in New Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai.

Advisor of IL and FS Cluster Multi Skills Development Centre Manoj Kumar assured that the scheme would help improve the economy of the state.

“Definitely, it is going to enhance the local economy. First, by providing people and dropout students with employment skills and the placement. Secondly, we are trying to start production unit locally in Manipur. Once that comes up, these people can be placed in Manipur itself. At that point of time their skills will be a reward to them, and the state will not be lacking in skilled manpower, ” said Manoj Kumar.

A number of students hailed the efforts taken by the government as a positive initiative which will help for the jobless youths.

“I think it is a very good initiative to set up this kind of centre specially for the youths who are highly educated but without jobs,” said Laishram Medha, a trainee.

Apart from skill upgradation programme, classes on personality development language are provided to the trainees. By L C K Singh (ANI)

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Delhi Rape: Commission, CMO assures action

Dimapur, May 1 (MExN): The Chief Minister’s Office, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, has written to the Special Commissioner of Police (Vigilance), Delhi Police for early investigation into the rape and murder case of the innocent six year old Miss Gaipuillu Gangrnei, which took place on April 17, 2009 in Delhi. Deputy Secretary CMO Varun Kapoor in his letter to the Delhi Police called for appropriate and necessary action.

A similar letter was also dispatched to the Secretary of the Minister for Welfare of Child Development, Government of NCT of Delhi. The directive from the Delhi government comes in response to the memorandum submitted by the Naga Peoples’ Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR, Delhi) to the Delhi Chief Minister and Chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Right.

In another development, the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has also written to the Commissioner of Police, Delhi Police, which the former had written in response to the representation dated April 18, 2009 issued by NPMHR with regard to the rape and murder of the five year old minor. The ST Commission has requested the commissioner of Police that the proper section of the SC & ST (POA) Act, 1989 should be applied in the FIR along with relevant Sections of IPC. It also requested that compensation of Rs 75000 (i.e. 75% of Rs 1 lac) should also be paid immediately to the family of the victim. It was also demanded that a detailed report on the action taken in this regard should be furnished to the commission within ten days.

The ST Commission also reminded that it was a constitutional body set up under Article 338A of the Constitution and that it was entrusted with duties to inquire into specific complaints with respect to the deprivation of rights and safeguard of ST. “It has been given power of civil court to deal with the complaints. You are therefore expected to send the requisite information within the stipulated time”, stated the Assistant Director of the ST Commission.

Source: MORUNG EXPRESS