CM lays foundation stone of first pvt skill varsity in region

Tribune News Service

Nawanshahr, December 11

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday laid the foundation stone of the Lamrin Tech Skills University at Rayat campus in Railmajra, the first private tech skill university in the region.

Describing it as a red letter day in the annals of state, he said: “The leading players of the industrial sector viz. IBM, Tata and Ansys have joined hands for a skill university in Punjab, which will help put the state in upward trajectory in terms of skill training and jobs in the industrial sphere. The idea of this university took shape when I was the Technical Education and Industrial Training Minister.”

Emphasising upon the skill education in sync with the demands and emerging everyday trends in industry as the biggest need of the hour, the CM exuded confidence that the university would serve the purpose of generating employment and the three industrial companies would provide jobs to the pass outs from the university.

Balachaur MLA Chaudhary Darshan Lal Mangupur said the university would radically transform the educational scenario in the region. Representatives from the companies — Hari Ramasubramanian (IBM), Rafiq Somani (Ansys) and Anand Bhade (Tata) — said until now Punjab was known as the food bowl of the country, but with the coming up of the university, the state would also carve out a niche as the skill resource board of the country, which would upgrade the knowledge apart from technical skill of the youth of Punjab.

Earlier, the presentation of ‘Malwai Giddha’ completely mesmerised the audience with the CM particularly appreciating the stupendous performance. On the occasion, the Chief Minister was also felicitated. Among other dignitaries present on the occasion included founder partner Lamrin Tech Skills University Nirmal Singh Rayat and Advisor to Punjab Government on Technical Education and Skill Training Dr Sandeep Singh Kaura.