GBPUAT Pantnagar to Organise Self-Employment Training Programme, Report Says

Current Summary

G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT) at Pantnagar will organise a self-employment training programme, according to a Pioneer Edge report published on the afternoon of July 11. The dates and duration of the programme, the trades or skills to be covered, who is eligible to apply, whether the training is free or paid, the organising department or centre within the university, and the number of participants to be trained have not been detailed in the available signal. GBPUAT, in Udham Singh Nagar district, is India's first agricultural university and regularly runs extension and skill-development programmes for farmers, rural youth and entrepreneurs through its extension directorate and Krishi Vigyan Kendras. Self-employment training in areas such as food processing, mushroom cultivation, beekeeping and dairy is a recurring feature of such programmes. Unemployment and outmigration from hill districts are long-standing concerns in Uttarakhand, and skill and self-employment initiatives feature regularly in the state's public programmes. Details from the university would be needed to confirm the programme's scope and how to apply.

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• 11 Jul, 01:10 pm
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Background

G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology at Pantnagar, established in 1960, is India's first agricultural university. Through its extension directorate and Krishi Vigyan Kendras, it regularly runs training programmes for farmers, rural youth and aspiring entrepreneurs in areas such as food processing, mushroom cultivation, beekeeping and dairy. Skill development and self-employment initiatives are a recurring policy focus in Uttarakhand, where unemployment and outmigration from hill districts are long-standing concerns.