Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Labour and Employment Shri Rameswar Teli distributed the course Completion Certificate and Appointment Letter of the successful candidates of Skill Development Institute Guwahati, at a well-attended ceremony organised at Pipeline Headquarters,Oil India Limited Guwahati. The programme was also attended by Shri Sushil Chandra Mishra, Chairman and Managing Director Oil India Limited, senior officials of OIL and the faculty and trainees of Skill Development Institute Guwahati. This is also a programme to commemorate the 75 glorious years since India attained independence as a part of “Azadi Ki Amrit Utsav” initiative.
Speaking on the occasion Shri Teli congratulated the successful trainees of SDIG and said it would play a stellar role in transforming the lives of the trainees and their families.He lauded the efforts of the SDIG and OIL officials as well as the training faculty and appreciated the fact that around 1000 youths of the North East are imparted Skills in 16 trades in SDIG annually. He said under the visionary leadership of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Central Government has laid great stress on the Skill Development of our youth so that they become “Atma Nirbhar” and contribute to Nation building. The successes of the passed out youths shall also inspire other youths of our region to take up Skill Development courses.
It may be noted that 56 trainees in the Electrician and Welding trades have successfully completed the course and all of them have got employment opportunities in prestigious organisations in Gujarat. Also 30 trainees in the Health Sector and 15 trainees in the Hospitality Sector have attained employment in local hospitals and hotels in Assam.
Shri Sushil Chandra Mishra , CMD Oil India Limited, spoke about the various initiatives of OIL on the Corporate Social Responsibility arena and said OIL was always in the forefront in developing the youth of the region in all fronts . Executive Director (Human Resources) OIL Shri Ashok Das also addressed the gathering and spoke about the action plan of OIL on the Skill Development activities.
Earlier Shri Sandip Goswami, Chief General Manager Pipeline Services welcomed the distinguished gathering and Shri Jayanta Barua , Chief Executive Officer Skill Development Institute Guwahati spoke about the set up and performances of SDIG. A coffee table book on the success stories of the trainees of SDIG, compiled by Pragati Edutech, was released by the Hon’ble Minister Shri Teli along with the distinguished guests. General Manger (Pipeline Administration and Employee Relations) Shri Madhurjya Baruah offered the vote of thanks.
This was stated in a Press Release issued by Shri Rajumoni Saikia, Secretary Skill Development Institute Guwahati.