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Govt launches training to youths in Maoist-hit areas
KATHMANDU, JAN 17 - In a bid to address the growing frustration of unemployed youths in the Maoist-hit areas, the government has introduced social mobilisation training to help the youths in capacity building.
A government source said that the newly initiated training program is an attempt to deliver relief package to the young people of the Maoist- affected areas by engaging the young people in capacity building training programs.
"At a time when the number of unemployed people of the remote parts of the country has been attracted towards the Maoist rebels, the training would be an effective measures to make locals the self-reliant," he said.
The source also informed that, a total of 19 people have already been enrolled in the training program that has been running with the financial assistance of The Danish Agency for Development Assistance (DANIDA). The duration of training is six moths and it has been provided free of cost.
As per the selection criteria to the training, any aspirant trainee must have the minimum qualification of grade ten 10 and the trainee needs to work at ones own village at least for three years after the completion of the training.
"We have also initiated initiatives for securing jobs to the youths once they complete the training," Hemanta Kharel, Member Secretary at the Remote Area Development Committee (RADC) told The Kathmandu Post. "We have started series of negotiations with the local NGOs for the purpose." he added.
He also informed that the government has begun to conduct the training with an objective of giving an opportunity to the deprived people to exploit their potential.
"We have given first priority to the youths from underprivileged and ethnic communities while selecting for the training," he added, further stating that the trainees are only from the VDCs from the most remote parts of the country.
He also said that though the number of trainees is comparatively lower, the participants would surely rise once the program demonstrates positive results in raising income level of unemployed people in the rural areas.
"While the development activities in the remote parts of the country have come to an almost standstill due to the ongoing internal conflicts, the training has imparted an assurance to the people of these areas that the government has still paid due attention towards their woes," Kharel said.Posted on: 2004-01-18 02:34
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