Need to plug gap between demand and supply of manpower: Jaiswal
Nagpur: Maharashtra's minister of state for finance, agriculture, labour, and judiciary,
Ashish Jaiswal
, said that free education has only led to a deluge of engineers, even if they may not suit the needs of the industry.
"It's unfortunate that engineering colleges are running after students to get admission into the institutions.
It's free for SC/ST and OBC candidates, and now even girls don't have to pay. Nobody is bothered whether the human resources created by these colleges are actually useful for the industry," he said.Jaiswal, who is the MLA from Ramtek, was speaking at a conference on the
boiler industry
— Boiler World Update (BWI) Weld Connect — organised in the city on Sunday.
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Jaiswal stressed the need to plug the gap between the actual demand and supply of manpower. The welding training institute proposed for Nagpur may at least help in having more trained welders, he said.The region's development gained momentum after the change in political leadership came in the hands of those in Vidarbha, he said, hinting at chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.
The rooftop solar power plant promoted by the state govt will change the dynamics one day, he said. Now, consumers have to pay the power bills at the end of each month. There will be a time when power companies will be paying them for the electricity generated through the rooftop equipment, he said.Eariler the state's minster of labour Aakash Fundkar called for use of modern technology in the use of boilers and even try applciaiton of artificial intelligence in the sector. Boiler is a complicated machine and industries cannot run without it. It is essential to have a well maintained boilers in an industry. He said Mahaarashtra is the biggest producer of boilers in Asia. He also assured that the groundbreaking ceremony of the proposed boiler institute will be held in 150 days.
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