Si*''
Himalayan Times
March 25,' 1962
the node of industries.
Courses of training in both
engineering and nun engi-
neering' trades' 'were evol-
ved and these implied
institutional courses of 18
mouths duration followed
by a practical oourae of
6 monttiB in industries.
During the Second Plan,
theYefcKi, the number of
audi organised training
centres increased from 69
to 167 with a total ad-
mission capacity of 42,000.
In addition, special facili-
ties were provided for
training displaced persons.
In the Third Plan, addi
tional training1 facilities
will be provided for about
68,000 craftsmen bringing
the total number to about
1 lakh and the inatitu
tiona and 'the 1 training
. centres will rise from 167
to 318 by the end of the
Third Plan.
As aga nst 117 engi-
neering colleges 'and 263
, . poly tephoics'i in*'' the Third
Plan, 318 industrial train- »
ing institutes might appear
to be a small number. ;
But sinoe the whole deve-
lopment is a matter of
the work of the National
Couucil and the -tutu
. Counoils during the last
six years, considerable ex-
• perienoe has yet to be
gained in respeot of the
needs in the field of trade
.aid industrial education.
Besides, apart from other
forms of training craft*
men, under the National
Apprenticeship So heme,
arrangements for train-
ing 12,000 persons are
expeoted to be made and
apprenticeship is to be
placed on a oempulaory
basis and it is proposed
to introduoe legislation for
the purpose.
At present craftsmen
or skilled workers and
operatives are trained in
aeveral types of institu-
tions and in different
ways. These include as
has been stated in the
Report of Third Plan,
(I) industrial training ins.
titutea^under the scheme
of the Ministry of Labour
and Employment; (i) Go-
vernment Departments or
agencies having their own
training facilities such as
Defence, Railway*, Posts
and Telegraphs and indivi-
dual publio enterprises (3)
facilities for training pro-
vided by the state Depart,
meuts of Industries Minis-
try of .Commerce and In-
dustry for small-scale in-
dustries (4) centres for
training rural artisans
under the Community De-
velopment (6) numerous
privately run industrial'
schools and (fi) the tradi-
tional methods of trans-
mission of skill from father
to son or from a skilled
worker to a raw recruit.
As few industries are be.
ing set up, demand for.
craftunen trained in the
industrial training insti-
tutes has been increasing.
Provision of facilities
for training of craftsmen
and operators involves
efficient, administrative,
supervisory and teaobing
personnel and alao organi-
sation of workshops, build- '
ing for teaching and
hostels for the students.
161 additional Industrial
Training Instutea are being
established in the Third
Plan as against about 108
in the Second Plan with
a provision of lis. 49
orores as against He. 13
o r o r e s in the Second
Plan. Several Central Mi-
nistries and Departments
associated with them have
s-p e o i a 1 inservioe and
practical training pro-
grammes. Among these
mention may be made of
the National Laboratories,
Atomic Energy Establish-
ment, Ministry of Irriga-
tion and Power, the India'
Metereological department
All India Radio, etc.
Besides, the training pro-
grammes of the All India
Boards for Email-scale in-
dustries, coir. Bilk, hand-
looms and handicrafts mid
those of the Khadi and
Village Industries Commis-
sion provide training of
skilled and semi-skilled
workers required in their
respective lields. The Na.
tional Council for train,
ing In Vocational Trades
and its Co ordination
Committee would oo-ordi-
nate the different training
■ rogrammes of various
Himalayan Times
March 25,' 1962
the node of industries.
Courses of training in both
engineering and nun engi-
neering' trades' 'were evol-
ved and these implied
institutional courses of 18
mouths duration followed
by a practical oourae of
6 monttiB in industries.
During the Second Plan,
theYefcKi, the number of
audi organised training
centres increased from 69
to 167 with a total ad-
mission capacity of 42,000.
In addition, special facili-
ties were provided for
training displaced persons.
In the Third Plan, addi
tional training1 facilities
will be provided for about
68,000 craftsmen bringing
the total number to about
1 lakh and the inatitu
tiona and 'the 1 training
. centres will rise from 167
to 318 by the end of the
Third Plan.
As aga nst 117 engi-
neering colleges 'and 263
, . poly tephoics'i in*'' the Third
Plan, 318 industrial train- »
ing institutes might appear
to be a small number. ;
But sinoe the whole deve-
lopment is a matter of
the work of the National
Couucil and the -tutu
. Counoils during the last
six years, considerable ex-
• perienoe has yet to be
gained in respeot of the
needs in the field of trade
.aid industrial education.
Besides, apart from other
forms of training craft*
men, under the National
Apprenticeship So heme,
arrangements for train-
ing 12,000 persons are
expeoted to be made and
apprenticeship is to be
placed on a oempulaory
basis and it is proposed
to introduoe legislation for
the purpose.
At present craftsmen
or skilled workers and
operatives are trained in
aeveral types of institu-
tions and in different
ways. These include as
has been stated in the
Report of Third Plan,
(I) industrial training ins.
titutea^under the scheme
of the Ministry of Labour
and Employment; (i) Go-
vernment Departments or
agencies having their own
training facilities such as
Defence, Railway*, Posts
and Telegraphs and indivi-
dual publio enterprises (3)
facilities for training pro-
vided by the state Depart,
meuts of Industries Minis-
try of .Commerce and In-
dustry for small-scale in-
dustries (4) centres for
training rural artisans
under the Community De-
velopment (6) numerous
privately run industrial'
schools and (fi) the tradi-
tional methods of trans-
mission of skill from father
to son or from a skilled
worker to a raw recruit.
As few industries are be.
ing set up, demand for.
craftunen trained in the
industrial training insti-
tutes has been increasing.
Provision of facilities
for training of craftsmen
and operators involves
efficient, administrative,
supervisory and teaobing
personnel and alao organi-
sation of workshops, build- '
ing for teaching and
hostels for the students.
161 additional Industrial
Training Instutea are being
established in the Third
Plan as against about 108
in the Second Plan with
a provision of lis. 49
orores as against He. 13
o r o r e s in the Second
Plan. Several Central Mi-
nistries and Departments
associated with them have
s-p e o i a 1 inservioe and
practical training pro-
grammes. Among these
mention may be made of
the National Laboratories,
Atomic Energy Establish-
ment, Ministry of Irriga-
tion and Power, the India'
Metereological department
All India Radio, etc.
Besides, the training pro-
grammes of the All India
Boards for Email-scale in-
dustries, coir. Bilk, hand-
looms and handicrafts mid
those of the Khadi and
Village Industries Commis-
sion provide training of
skilled and semi-skilled
workers required in their
respective lields. The Na.
tional Council for train,
ing In Vocational Trades
and its Co ordination
Committee would oo-ordi-
nate the different training
■ rogrammes of various