- Inks seven MoUs multinational companies
- To provide fillip to Renewable Energy, Skill Development, Tourism & Hospitality sector
- Also signed an MoU with Google to support and accelerate the Government of Assam’s mission to promote digital growth
IndiGlobal Bureau
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma pitched his state as an investment destination and the Government inked seven Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with top Multinational Corporations (MNCs) in Guwahati on Monday. Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the initiative will realize the dream of a developed Assam in line with the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi to transform northeast into a ‘New Growth Engine’ to power Atmanirbhar Bharat. He further added that the effort would harness the state’s potential in renewable energy, skill development, tourism and hospitality sector.
Assam Skill Development Mission (ASDM) signed separate MoUs with Microsoft, Larsen & Toubro, Healthcare Sector Skill Council (HSSC).Similarly, the MoUs were execute between the Directorate of Employment & Craftsmen Training (DECT) & Info Edge, better known as Naukri.com.
The Assam Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC) has inked a pact with the Tata STRIVE; Assam Power Distribution Corporation Limited (APDCL) and SGEL – a subsidiary of Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN).
Major boost to skilling
In order to revamp the tourism and hospitality sector in Assam, the Assam Tourism Development Corporation Limited (ATDCL), the Indian Hotels Company Limited, Tata STRIVE’s Skill Development Initiative of Tata Community Initiative Trust (TCIT), the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) have agreed to put concerted efforts to set-up a state-of-the-art residential training facility at the Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change & Development (OKD Institute) located near Guwahati.
In this regard, an MoU was signed in presence of the Assam CM – Himanta Biswa Sarma and State Tourism Minister – Jayanta Malla Baruah. This partnership aims to conduct employment-linked skills training in multiple domains along the hospitality sector.
B Kalyan Chakravarthy, IAS, Principal Secretary Higher Education Department Government of Assam and Ankur Jain, IPS Mission Director, Assam Skill Development Mission were present on the occasion.
Signs MoU with Google to promote digital growth
The state government has also signed an MoU with Google to support and accelerate the Government of Assam’s mission to promote digital growth and development in the state. Under this new initiative, Google will aim to reinforce the school digitization efforts by adding new digital learning tools and solutions to help teaching and learning.
Google will also offer scholarships for Google Career Certificates to Assam’s youth in collaboration with the Assam Skill Development Mission (ASDM). It will also wrap- around training to make youth job-ready for the digital market.
According to the MoU, Google will help in empowering schools with digital education through Google for Education’s collaborative tools.
The program will support qualified applicants to pursue Google Career Certificates in high-demand fields like IT Support, IT Automation, Project Management, Data Analytics, UX Design Digital Marketing & eCommerce.
Taking to Twitter, the Assam CM wrote “A momentous occasion as 7 MoUs were signed to harness our State’s potential in renewable energy, skill development and tourism & hospitality. Assam Skill Development Mission (ASDM) signed separate MoUs with @MicrosoftIndia, @GoogleIndia, @larsentoubro and @HSSC_India”
MoUs were executed between Directorate of Employment & Craftsmen Training (DECT) & Info Edge (India) Ltd better known as Naukri.com, between ATDC & @TataSTRIVE and between @apdclsocial & SGEL, a subsidiary of SJVN Ltd. The signing of the 7 MoUs will help us realise our dream of a developed Assam in line with the vision of Adarniya PM Shri @narendramodi ji to transforming North East into a ‘New Engine of Growth’ to power #AtmanirbharBharat.” – he further added.