67 lakh youths get training on income generation activities, Since 2009, the government has trained 67 lakh young people in various trades that generate revenue in an effort to make them proficient and independent. Youth and Sports Secretary Mesbah Uddin told in this city today, “Youth Development Department offers training on a total of 83 vocations across the country and 23 lakh trained youngsters out of 67 lakh have engaged themselves in self-employment.”
67 lakh youths get training on income generation activities
He said that every year, 3.50 lakh adolescents receive training from the youth and sports ministry in an effort to get them involved in income-generating activities all over the nation. “The current government has been working tirelessly to make Bangladesh a developed nation by 2041,” Mesbah remarked of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led administration.
He said that the country’s 70 youth training facilities, which offer instruction in 83 trades to young people, are part of the youth department. In addition to the established training facilities, the district youth office and Upazila youth office are also involved in training young people so they can become skilled workers and entrepreneurs.
Information indicates that the youth department provided 10,31,093 trained youths with a soft loan of Taka 2,302.43 crore from its own fund as startup capital. According to the report, the government has also signed memoranda of understanding with Karma Sangsthan Bank and NRBC Bank to encourage young people to become entrepreneurs and provide them with startup capital of Taka 5 to 10 lakh.
In order to accomplish the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the government has also been providing youngsters with computers, ICT, and other training, with the intention of involving them in social activity and creating jobs. Under the Tekab programme, computer and ICT training is offered at the Upazila/Union level via mobile vans.
Youths are also given instruction in vehicle operation in order to secure fair jobs. Activities are being carried out with the goal of employing 40,000 drivers through this project during the project’s duration (2021-23). It is anticipated that they will all find employment. In addition, the government started the “National Services Programme” in the 2009–2010 fiscal year to help educated young people who are unemployed find work.
The Youth Development Department created a unique training action plan in honor of the centennial commemoration of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth. As a result, 18,320 youngsters received training up until February 2022. In addition, 4711 people received training in 12 trades as part of an agreement with the Padma Bridge Authority.
Youth loan programs had a significant impact on reducing poverty and opening up employment opportunities. During the fiscal year 2020–2021, in addition to the regular loan program, Tk 10.7 crore were distributed to 2,013 trained youths on the occasion of Mujib Barsha.