The Ministry of Rural Development’s Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) and the World Bank organized a virtual learning event on 24 February 2022 on how to integrate ultra-poor women into the Mission’s programs. The learning session comprised presentations by BRAC and BOMA, organizations that have successfully piloted ultra-poor programs in many countries, as well as Bihar’s State Rural Livelihood Mission and was attended by over 6000 participants from across 34 States and Union Territories in India.
Senior officials from the Ministry of Rural Development, including Mr. Nagendra Nath Sinha, Secretary, Rural Development and the World Bank’s Country Director for India, Mr. Junaid Kamal Ahmad presided over the event. The learning session included a special address by Mr. R. Subrahmanyam, Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
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A brainstorming session on ‘Logistics workforce strategy- Enhancing skill and employment opportunities’
A Post Budget seminar on ‘PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan: Creating Synergy for Accelerated Economic Growth’ held on 28th February, 2022. In the seminar, a session on ‘Logistics workforce strategy- Enhancing skill and employment opportunities’ was also organized.
Shri K Sanjay Murthy, Secretary, Higher Education; Shri Rajesh Agarwal, Secretary, MSDE; Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog; Shri Amrit Lal Meena, Special Secretary, Logistics; Shri Giridhar Aramane, Secretary, MoRTH; and Shri Anurag Jain, Secretary, DPIIT and representatives of various associations exchanged their views on the progressive announcements made in the Budget to bolster India’s transportation and logistics sector that would be instrumental in creating new opportunities of employment and take the country on the road to inclusive economic growth.
Shri Rajesh Aggarwal said that the discussions will aim to address the various challenges faced by the logistics sector especially with a view to improve our domestic logistics network and Gati Shakti can be a light in this direction. He further said that the logistics sector, which employs around 22 crore people, requires multi-stakeholder collaboration on skilling.
Source: PIB
