Narendra Modi unveils ‘Yashaswi’ in Gujarati

Gandhinagar, 2 April, 2012

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today unveiled ‘Yashwaswi’ magazine of Mumbai-based Joshi Kohinoor Technical Institute (JKTI) in Gujarati language at its Gandhinagar campus here.

Dr Manohar Joshi is managing JKTI since 1963 which now trains about three lakh students in 60 trades every year.

Speaking on the occasion, CMD ST Unmesh Joshi said that JKTI proposes to increase its number of institutes in Gujarat from 16 to 25. He had also a word of praise for Gujarat’s efforts in skill development of youth in various trades.

The Chief Minister said that nearly 400 skill development institutes in Gujarat train about three lakh youth, 45 per cent of them being women, in various trades ensuring their gainful employment. He said Gujarat Technical University has been set up with a view to bringing all technical institutes in the state under one umbrella through Public Private Partnership.

Mr. Modi said that the government has planned a number of Employment Fairs for creating jobs in the private sector during Swami Vivekanand’s yearlong sesquicentennial birth anniversary celebration.

Others present on behalf of JKTI on the occasion included Group Director Atul Karanjkar and General Manager Chandrakant Dhag.