NEW TRADES IN ITI
Training under CTS is being offered in 107 trades to meet the skill manpower requirement of industry. The course curricula of the trades are developed/reviewed regularly with approval of NCVT to take care of technological changes taking place in the country. During the last five years 47 new trades were introduced & course curricula of 18 trades revised. Eleven trades not relevant to industrial need were deleted since 1997.
Trades in ITIs are introduced as per skill requirement of industry. Multi skill courses on modular pattern catering to the need of seventeen industrial sectors have been introduced in ITIs since 2005. Course Curricula for these modular courses have been developed in consultation with industry.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Labour & Employment, Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahu in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
15 August Celebrations…
PIB: Sunday, August 13, 2006 School Children forms Tricolor during rehearsals of Independence Day Celebrations in front of historic Red Fort, in Delhi on August 13, 2006. The enclosure on Red Fort, from where the Prime Minister will address the nation on Independence...
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meets flood-affected people
11-August-2006 The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meets flood-affected people at one of relief camps by the Government in Nanded of Maharashtra on August 11, 2006. The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh is also seen. Photo no.CNR – 12924...Ministry of Railways: PALACE ON WHEELS IN KARNATAKA
This is a joint venture between the Indian Railways and the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC). The proposed itinerary of the train is as below:
Bangalore – Mysore – Hassan – Hospet – Hubli – Dandeli – Goa – Bangalore.
No time frame has been set for launching of the above train.
This information was given by Shri R.Velu, Minister of State for Railways in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
Source: Press Information Bureau
Ministry of Railways: FACILITIES TO DISABLED PERSONS
· Standard ramp for Barrier free entry, · Earmarking parking lots for vehicles used by Disabled Persons, · Non-slippery walkway, · Signage, · Toilets, · Water taps suitable for needs of handicapped person, · “May I help You” Booth,
Besides, wheel chairs have been provided at important stations. Regarding inter platform connectivity, trolley paths have been provided at the end of the platforms of important stations which have been authorized for use by handicapped persons on wheel chairs with escorts.
Indian Railways are manufacturing certain passenger coaches, which have a separate compartment specially designed for wheel chair borne passengers. These compartments have facilities like wider door-way, aisle and knee space to permit easy movement of wheel chair,wider berths, toilet adopted to needs of such passengers, arrangements for securing wheel chairs during the journey etc. Some such disabled friendly coaches are already in service. It has been decided to provide one such coach in every mail/express train during next two years.
Disabled friendly coaches bear relevant signage and marking notice on the coach body.
Computerized Passenger Reservation System automatically allots lower berth to the handicapped persons performing their journey on handicapped concessional ticket and middle/upper berths near the handicapped person to the person accompanying them as escort, subject to availability of such berths at the time of booking.
After departure of the train, if there are vacant lower berths available in the train, and if any physically handicapped person booked on the authority of handicapped concessional ticket, who has been allotted upper /middle berth, approaches for allotment of vacant lower berths, the Conductor/Train Ticket Examiner(TTE) has been authorized to allot the vacant lower berth to them making necessary entries in the chart.
This information was given by Shri R.Velu, Minister of State for Railways in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today. Source: Press Information Bureau