Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari said skilling people and providing jobs in rural and tribal areas should be a priority.
Speaking at the culmination ceremony of Apprenticeship Pakhwada Programme in New Delhi, Mr Gadkari said it was important to build skilling capabilities for both urban and rural areas.
The minister said the MSME sector has enormous scope for growth and a great need of skilled manpower for sericulture, horticulture, tribal arts and paintings, honey, bamboo, sectors that have great potential of becoming export-strength for the country.
The 15-day Apprenticeship Pakhwada saw state governments and the industry come together for a commitment of 7 lakh apprentices in the current fiscal.
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