Student Startup and Innovation Policy will be implemented on the lines of Gujarat to make the youth self-reliant and connect them with innovation – Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma
Chhattisgarh Institute of Technology will be established at five places from the upcoming session
Instructions given to issue helpline number for the protection of intellectual property rights
Raipur, 11 January 2025: Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma today held a review meeting of the works of Chhattisgarh Science and Technology Council and Chhattisgarh Regional Science Center and Technical Education and Employment Department at the residence office. Deputy Chief Minister Sharma said that Artificial Intelligence Gallery, Space Museum and Climate Change Museum should be established in Science City. The Deputy Chief Minister said that the objective of these modern institutions would be to connect the youth with future technologies and environmental research. In the meeting, he also talked about monitoring the progress of major construction works in the state through satellite images. He directed to complete the establishment of Astro Science Center in village Mayapur of Pratappur tehsil of Surajpur district soon, so that the students and researchers of the state can get a platform in the field of astronomy. Apart from this, instructions were given to start a helpline system for the protection of intellectual property rights in the state. On this occasion, Additional Chief Secretary Science and Technology, Secretary Technical Education Department Mr. S Bharatidasan and Director Technical Education Department Mr. Rituraj Raghuvanshi and other departmental officers were present. In the meeting, the Deputy Chief Minister directed to prepare a Student Startup and Innovation Policy on the lines of Gujarat to make the youth of the state self-reliant and encourage innovation and entrepreneurship. Under this policy, a special innovation center I Hub will be established, which will provide guidance and resources to the youth of the state to realize their startup and innovation ideas.
The Deputy Chief Minister directed to strengthen technological development and digital services in employment offices. He said that more employment opportunities will be provided to the unemployed youth of the state through Chhattisgarh Rojgar App. This app will not only help the youth in registering, but will also give information about employment opportunities based on their qualifications. He also directed to promote this app so that more and more youth can take advantage of it. Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sharma directed to organize special camps at the district level for the assistance and training of the youth registered for the upcoming recruitments under the Agniveer Yojana. He said that every possible resource should be made available for online and offline preparation of these youth. For this, the process of appointing trainers and providing study material should be expedited. Instructions were also given to ensure transport facility to reach the applicants to their examination center during the examination.
For improvement in the field of technical education, Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sharma said that necessary amendments should be made in the service recruitment rules of teachers and clerical cadre working in ITI, Polytechnic and Engineering Colleges. The process of issuing no objection certificate to teachers working in government engineering colleges and polytechnic institutions for studying M.E., M.Tech., and PhD courses under the QIP scheme should be simplified and expedited. He also directed that the work of setting up Chhattisgarh Institute of Technology (CGIT) in five places of Chhattisgarh, Nava Raipur, Kabirdham, Jagdalpur, Raigarh and Jashpur, should be expedited in the upcoming session 2025-26. These institutes will operate on the lines of IIT and will provide high quality technical education to the youth. The Deputy Chief Minister informed that the work of policy formulation for the training of teachers working in the institutes is in process, which should be completed in the next two months. He said that this policy is very important to increase the quality of education and provide better education to the students. Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said that the objective of the Chhattisgarh government is to connect the youth with modern education and technical training, so that they can make their mark at the national and international level. These decisions taken by the government will take the state to new heights in the field of technical education.
