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6 skill centres to start soon in Maharashtra: Uday Samant
Centres at Pune, Nashik, Amravati, Nagpur and Sambhajinagar districts will provide industry-related education to students
It is important to have a cabinet sub-committee that meets and takes steps to attract more industries to the state. We have held three such meetings and projects worth ₹39,900 crore were sanctioned in the last meet held on Wednesday,” said state cabinet industry minister Uday Samant.
Speaking to the media at the VVIP Circuit House in Pune on Thursday, Samant said, “When I was the higher education minister in the previous government, I often spoke about education and industry ministries to work together for skill development courses and setting up of such centres. Now, we will start six skill centres in the state at Pune, Nashik, Amravati, Nagpur and Sambhajinagar districts through which students will be given industry-related education. Later, they will be given jobs in nearby industries.”
“A jewellery industry will be set up at 21-acre in Navi Mumbai to accommodate at least 2,000 businessmen from the diamond and related industries. The project will come up at an investment of around ₹20,000 crore and will provide 1 lakh job opportunities,” he said.
The minister said that a “leather cluster” is announced at Raigad district with ₹385 crore fund from the Centre. “The plan will attract around ₹7,000 crore investment and more than 15,000 jobs. The Bajaj Finance company will expand its office with ₹5,000 crore investment and start a new data centre at Mundhwa. We have given approval for two major projects — ‘marine park’ and ‘mango park’ — in Konkan region and tendering would start soon.”
Talking about industrialists and businessmen in MIDC areas threatened by goons, Samant said, “Anyone found guilty in such cases will face action as per the law. I have taken review meetings at MIDC in the last one year and upgradation works related to electricity supply to industries is our priority.”
