The Minister of State for Shipping and Finance Shri Pon Radhakrishnan in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today informed that the the Ministry of Shipping has been working in close association with Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) to improve the business environment and working conditions of the workers of Alang’s ship breaking yard. The Ministry, under its flagship programme, Sagarmala has sanctioned Rs.30 Crore in the year 2016-17, out of which Rs 10 Crore has been released for skill development of the workers focused on Occupational Safety and Health training. Under the programme, 3046 and 3271 workers have been trained in year 2017 and 2018 respectively. Rs 6.58 Crore has been spent so far by Gujarat Maritime Board from Ministry of Shipping’s grant.
The Minister also informed that the Ministry of Shipping in association with Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) of the Ministry of Rural Development organized a workshop on skill development in Port and Maritime sector on 8th June, 2018 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. He informed that the workshop sensitized stakeholders about skill development initiatives and strengthened cooperation between State Governments, Ministry of Shipping’s institutions, employers and training providers to accelerate implementation of skill development initiatives and provided a common platform to discuss future opportunities for skill development in the Port and Maritime Sector. The workshop was aimed at sensitizing various stakeholders’ about skill development initiatives undertaken by Ministry of Shipping. An amount of Rs 3, 13,173/- spent on the workshop.
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The Minister also informed that the Ministry of Shipping in association with Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) of the Ministry of Rural Development organized a workshop on skill development in Port and Maritime sector on 8th June, 2018 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. He informed that the workshop sensitized stakeholders about skill development initiatives and strengthened cooperation between State Governments, Ministry of Shipping’s institutions, employers and training providers to accelerate implementation of skill development initiatives and provided a common platform to discuss future opportunities for skill development in the Port and Maritime Sector. The workshop was aimed at sensitizing various stakeholders’ about skill development initiatives undertaken by Ministry of Shipping. An amount of Rs 3, 13,173/- spent on the workshop.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
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