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World Bank sign US$ 50 million for minority communities
The Government of India and World Bank sign US$ 50 million project to improve education & skills training for minority communities in India
The Government of India and the World Bank signed a US$ 50million credit for the Nai Manzil; Education and Skills Training for Minorities Project to help young people from minority communities complete their education and gain from market-driven training programs with the aim of improving their employment outcomes.
The project will support the Government of India’s national Nai Manzil (New Horizon) Scheme, a comprehensive education and skills development program for youth from minority communities, launched in August this year. The project will reach out to disadvantaged youth from minority communities and support their enrolment in open schooling, as well as provide hands-on vocational training. It will also provide post-placement support to assist them in finding sustainable employment.
The Nai Manzil Scheme is designed as an integrated education and training program that provides youth from minority communities skills that are needed for different tasks in a rapidly changing world. Interventions under this project will support the Nai Manzil Scheme in improving the employability and performance of minority youth in the labour market.
Further, a recent World Bank study of select skills training programs in five states of India found that well designed skills training programs make a positive difference; beneficiaries were found to experience a seven percentage point increase in employment (with a stronger result for women than for men) and a 21% increase in their wages. In addition, formal education continues to shape employment outcomes and long-term productivity of the youth. Youth with primary education (or less) receive 12 percent lower wages than those with secondary education, the study found.
The prime objective of this collaboration is to help youth from the minority to extend their formal education and enter the labour market with better employment prospects. It has also been added that India’s demographic dividend can be harnessed only if all young people from all sections of society are equipped with the education and skills needed to make them productive members of the econom
Mysuru all set to host 66th Senior National Basketball Championship in Jan 2016
Bengaluru/Mysuru, 30th December 2015: The “City of Palaces” Mysuru appears all set to host the 66th Senior National Basketball Championship for Men and Women from 9thto 16th January 2016. The Chamundi Vihar Stadium complex, with its 2 indoor and 1 outdoor court will showcase the nation’s various state teams vying for the coveted title of National Champions.
The Karnataka State Basketball Association will be organizing the event under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India. Mysuru will be hosting the event after a gap of nearly 30 years. The last Senior National Basketball Championship to be held in the city was the 39th edition way back in 1987.
Over 140 matches will be played in this premier league cum knockout gala that will see the country’s top international stars in action. Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (Indian men’s team captain), Anitha Paul Durai (veteran Indian women’s captain) and Karnataka’s own international stars Arvind Arumugam, Bhandavya HM and Rajesh Uppar are just few of the big names expected to participate in this marquee event.
As many as 29 men’s teams and 24 women’s teams have confirmed their participation so far. Prior to the upcoming Championship, 65 editions of the Tournament have been held so far. The 2014-15 edition was held in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, with Chhattisgarh women and Uttarakhand men being crowned champions.
Hotel accommodation and meals will be provided to all the players, coaches, referees and officials during the 8-day event, all provided by the Karnataka State Basketball Associations.
Book release on 8th January at HICC – Scorpion in Hand – A critical edition of Thakur Kabittas
From: Harleen Ahluwalia
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Dear Friends,
On behalf of HICC we wish you all a very Happy and Prosperous New Year!
We are pleased to invite you for the first event of the new year which will be the book release of Scorpion in Hand – A critical edition of Thakur Kabittas on Friday, 8th January 2016 at 6:00 pm.
Please find attached the invite for the same along with details of the book and author. We look forward to your presence at the release.
With kind regards,
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HARLEEN AHLUWALIA
Senior PR & Marketing Officer
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1A Janpath (Near Hotel Claridges), New Delhi 11 00 11, India
No corruption in players’ selection in the DDCA
PRESS RELEASE
31 DECEMBER 2015
The DDCA had held a press conference yesterday 30 December 2015 claiming that there was no corruption in players’ selection in the DDCA under Mr. Arun Jaitley. They had given Indian Captain Virat Kohli’s example saying Virat Kohli would not have become India’s Captain, had there been corruption in selection of players in the DDCA under Mr. Arun jaitley.
The Aam Aadmi Party today wants to put on record that if Mr. Virat Kohli is India’s Captain today, he’s despite corruption in players’ selection in the DDCA under Mr. Arun Jaitley and not because of them as claimed by the people defending Mr. Arun jaitely yesterday.
In fact, Mr. Virat Kohli is a whistle blower, who exposed DDCA’s corruption under Mr. Arun Jaitely on 12 December 2015 in an interview to The Hindu. In his interview, he said and we quote, “Being ignored for the Delhi under-14 squad was shattering for me. You know well how the system works in Delhi. The option was to do someone a favour and get me into the team. That option was presented to my father and was promptly dismissed. Next year I got into the team on my credentials.”
Mr. Virat Kohli clearly said in this interview that his late father, Shri Prem Kohli, was approached for a favour, and when he dismissed the offer, Virat was ignored and not selected for under-14 squad. This happened between 2001 and 2003, when Mr. Arun Jaitley was the DDCA President.
We have some questions for Mr. Arun Jaitley on the issue:
- Mr. Jaitley, will you please tell the nation, who in DDCA under you asked for favours from Virat Kohli’s father for his selection in the under-14 team?
- Mr. Jaitley, will you please explain why Virat Kohli was ignored when his father refused to meet the demand of DDCA office bearers under you?
- Mr. Jaitley, will you please, at least now, come out and say sorry to the nation for rampant corruption in the DDCA during your tenure as President of the body?
- Mr. Jaitley, can you deny the specific allegations made by Indian skipper Virat Kohli?
- Mr. Jaitley, will you please tell the nation how many talented players like Virat Kohli were denied a chance to play for Delhi, because their parents could not meet the demands made by DDCA office bearers under you?
We sincerely urge Mr. Arun Jaitley that after this expose` made by Mr. Virat Kohli, he will not be targeted and hounded by you and his career will not be ruined.
Regards
AAP Media Cell
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