In a bid to boost youth, PM Modi set to inaugurate 511 rural skill development centres

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to inaugurate 511 rural skill development centres in the name of late Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pramod Mahajan in Maharashtra on Thursday via video conferencing.

These centres are being developed across 34 rural districts of Maharashtra, as per an official statement.

Rural Skill Development Centres to train youth

They will conduct skill development training programmes across various sectors to provide employment opportunities to the rural youth, it said.

The statement added, "Each rural skill development centre will train about 100 youngsters in at least two vocational courses. The training is being provided by empanelled industry partners and agencies under the National Skill Development Council."

Also, the formation of these skill development centres will help the region attain significant strides towards developing a more competent and skilled manpower.

Rural Skill Development Centres in name of BJP leader Pramod Mahajan

Pramod Venkatesh Mahajan was a prominent BJP leader from Maharashtra. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha and a General Secretary of his party. He contested only two Lok Sabha elections from the Mumbai – North East constituency. He won in 1996 but lost in 1998. Pramod Mahajan died in 2006 at the age of 56 after he was shot dead by his brother Pravin Mahajan over a family dispute.

(With inputs from PTI)