The
first meeting of the Sikkim Youth Development Board was held on Thursday, 27 Nov,
here at Gangtok.
The
meeting unanimously decided on the convergence of livelihood skill developmental
schemes being carried out by the various government departments and agencies
through the Sikkim Youth Development Board as the nodal agency providing
overall guidance.
The
meeting was chaired by the SYDB chairperson Khem Prasad Dahal and was also
attended by the HRD Minister as a special invitee.
“The
role of the Board will be to decide policy issues and the actual implementation
shall be carried out by the concerned Government agencies. The Board will
exercise overall supervision and give away direction so that duplication of
Scheme is also avoided apart from carrying out identified trainings programme
that will complement the ongoing programmes,” an official press communiqué
details.
A
presentation on the National Youth Policy 2014 and Mission for Empowering Sikkim
Youth 2020 was made by Principal Secretary, Sports & Youth Affairs, Dr.
Anil Mainra while Rachit Dewan and Jigme Bhutia, livelihood experts from the
State Level Nodal Agency, Forest Department, made a presentation on various
capacity building programme undertaken at villages under the Integrated
Watershed Management Programme.
[IPR]
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