Skill India and Indian Armed Forces Teams Up for Ex-Servicemen's Resettlement Training

Skill India and Indian Armed Forces unite for ex-servicemen's resettlement training. The partnership aims at the execution of an extensive Resettlement Training Programme, emphasizing sectors such as aerospace and aviation (with a focus on Drone technology), capital goods, and automotive industries.

Skill India and the Indian Armed Forces (IAF) have announced their plan to execute a resettlement training programme aimed at bolstering the employability of ex-servicemen, particularly focusing on sectors like aerospace and aviation (drone technology), capital goods, and automotive industries.

The programme is crafted to address the skill requirements of armed service personnel, encompassing disabled soldiers, widows, and dependents, and aiming for complete employment fulfillment, reaching 100% employment opportunities for their successful resettlement. 

The Regional Directorate of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (RDSDE), Telangana, under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), has partnered with the Directorate General Resettlement (DGR), Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare (Ministry of Defence). The programme will be conducted in all 33 NSTIs across India to ensure the gainful re-settlement of 70,000 Armed Forces personnel after their superannuation from the services. 

The Resettlement Training Programme offers a comprehensive curriculum for Armed Service Personnel, including three specialized courses conducted at the National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) Vidyanagar and NSTI Ramanthapur. The Production Technology course, spanning three months at NSTI Vidyanagar, comprises four weeks of Welding Technology, one week of Metrology and engineering Inspection, three weeks of Auto CAD 2D & 3D, and four weeks dedicated to CNC Programming, Operation, and maintenance. 

The Armed Service Personnel can also enroll in the Basics Of Automobile course, a three-month program at NSTI Vidyanagar. Furthermore, NSTI Ramanthapur is conducting a three-month Drone Technician course, equipping participants with specialized skills in drone technology.

To further extend support towards DGR’s mission, the National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) has conducted 13 programmes for 455 participants in FY22-23 and 13 programmes for 413 participants in FY23-24. Besides, NIESBUD is undertaking 10 programmes for 297 participants, and these are being conducted in the areas of entrepreneurship, retail entrepreneurship, leading retail teams, Web Development, etc. 

These programmes are approved by DGR to be held across Noida (UP), Dehradun (Uttrakhand), Kanpur (UP), Prayagraj (UP), Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Howrah (West Bengal), Bengaluru (Karnataka), Jaipur (Rajasthan), Patna (Bihar), Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), and Chennai (Tamil Nadu). 

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