Chhattisgarh Partners with Sri Sathya Sai Trust to Strengthen Healthcare Skills and Youth Employment

The state of Chhattisgarh advanced in the two essential aspects of healthcare skill enhancement and job creation by the formalization of a pact between the Chhattisgarh State Skill Development Authority and the Sri Sathya Sai Health and Education Trust. The agreement was made at Mahanadi Bhawan in Nava Raipur in the presence of the Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai.

The partnership is aimed at enhancing skill development in the healthcare sector through well organised vocational training programmes tailored to the medical needs of the future. To implement the project, a network of specialised healthcare training centres will be set up all over the state, thus not only equipping the youth with the latest skills in the industry but also creating a trained manpower pool capable of supporting hospitals, diagnostic centres, and emergency services.

Training is entirely free and will be available for both residential and non residential candidates. These courses will provide the students with the necessary skills for various sectors such as Medical Laboratory Technology, Cardiology Technician, Electrocardiography Technician, Cardiac Care Technician, and Emergency Medical Technician programmes. Officials pointed out that the initiative is designed to create sustainable career paths for young people in a rapidly growing industry.

While interacting with the audience, CM Sai brought out the point that skill development is one of the underlying pillars in the state's development plan. Healthcare specific skills will not only ensure better healthcare service delivery but will also generate decent jobs for the youth. The availability of skilled human resources is the key to healthcare infrastructure getting stronger even in far, flung and underprivileged areas, he stated. The Chief Minister also stated that these graduates are to lead the way in making healthcare accessible to all in Chhattisgarh.

Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma, Cabinet Minister Gajendra Yadav, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Subodh Singh and Chairman of Sri Sathya Sai Health and Education Trust C. Srinivas were also there, along with the senior officers of the Skill Development Department. The officials said that such a partnership is a perfect example of the state's efforts to integrate the skill development schemes with the requirements of the health sector. Through the fusion of vocational training and healthcare demands, Chhattisgarh intends to develop a labor force that is not only skilled but also job, ready, thereby making the state capable of handling the healthcare challenges of the future while providing the best medical services to the people.