Empowering rural youths economically

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJune 29, 2022

The Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) Meghalaya on Wednesday held a CxO Meet 2022 at State Convention Centre, Shillong.

In his Chief Guest, Meghalaya Community & Rural Development Hamletson Dohling
informed the DDU-GKY in 2014 is to transform the rural poor youth into an economically independent and globally relevant workforce.

He said DDU-GKY has enabled the youth of the state to leverage the opportunity provided through its platform which can give them sustainable employment.

During the programme, Dohling also released the Skill Gap Analysis Report and handed the Award for the Best PIA to Wazir & Advisors Pvt Ltd. Skill Icons from the state were also felicitated during the programme.

Others who spoke at the programme included T. Lyngwa, Principal Secretary, C&RD Government of Meghalaya, Smti C. Tenzing, MoRD Representative and Dr R Murugesan, Regional Director NIRD&PR.