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Time of India
11-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Welding training institute proposed in city to meet growing demand for skilled workers
Nagpur: State director of steam boilers Dhawal Prakash Antapurkar has proposed setting up a welding training institute in the city. This would be the first of its type in the country. The officer was in the city to attend 'WeldConnect', an event on boiler performance and safety during which he put up the boilers, which are used for heat generation, are utilised in a number of sectors, with a major use in power generation. Due to safety related issues and the complex nature of the machine, its regulation comes under a separate is a key function of the boiler making industry, and welders are considered to be highly skilled workers, drawing up to Rs1 lakh a month. This is because there are numerous high-pressure joints in a boiler that have to be skilfully welded in a way that can sustain high pressure and even temperature. Each joint has to undergo intense inspection. At present, ITI passouts certified as welders by the directorate can carry out the job, said Antapurkar."The Nagpur institute would be the first of its kind training centre, which is also aimed at plugging the gap between the supply and demand of skilled welders," he have a major use in power plants. As eight to nine power plants are coming up in the central Indian region, which includes Vidarbha and Madhya Pradesh, there would be a major demand for welders. Each unit may take 400 welders, he put up the proposals at the WeldConnect conference in the presence of the state's minister of labour Akash Fundkar. The minister supported the move, Antapurkar told TOI. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Mother's Day wishes , messages , and quotes !
Time of India
11-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
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 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. Operation Sindoor 'Our job is to hit target, not to count body bags': Air Marshal Bharti on Op Sindoor Precautionary blackout imposed across parts of Rajasthan, Punjab 'Indian Navy was in position to strike Karachi': Vice Admiral on Operation Sindoor 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 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 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. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Mother's Day wishes , messages , and quotes !
