Shiksha Samachar: Professional and Computer Training Programme by National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation

Professional and Computer Training Programme by National Minorities Development
and Finance Corporation
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The National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) implements
the scheme of Vocational Training for all States/Union Territories for various
professional trades including training in computers for men and women belonging
to minority communities, living below double the poverty line

. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Shri
Vincent H. Pala, Minister of State for Minority Affairs, said that the trades in
which training is to be given are identified by the respective State
Channelising Agencies (SCAs) depending upon the local needs and employment
potential; and training is organized through Government owned/ recognized
training institutions.
Shri Pala further informed the House that in order to educate and train more
women from the minority communities, NMDFC has established a network with the
Entrepreneurship Development Institutes (EDIs) of Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar
Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal for professional training programmes.
27-April-2012
source : (Press Information Bureau. Government of India Ministry of Minority
Affairs)