Sukhbir @ 7pm: Sukhbir Singh Badal shares vision for youth and employment
Sukhbir @ 7pm Episode 4: In view of the restrictions imposed by the Election Commission of India on physical rallies and roadshows in five poll-bound states, including Punjab, ahead of the Assembly elections 2022, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal is connecting with the people of the state through its virtual campaign — Sukhbir @ 7pm. To read in Punjabi, click here.
In the fourth episode of Sukhbir @ 7pm, SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal held a brief conversation on the issue of youth and employment with Dr. RS Bawa, Vice-Chancellor, Chandigarh University; Dr. Prabhleen Singh, Author, and Admin Officer, Punjabi University; Harmeet Kaur, Assistant Professor, Journalism.
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On being asked about what the Government will do for youth, the SAD president said that it is an important issue. "The future of the state, community, depends on the youth. Giving them the right direction and skills will help develop the state. The problem is that our youth has no direction these days. I am clear that education is necessary for the youth. There are two types of education i.e. quantity education and quality education. I want to focus on quality instead of quantity," he said.
Dr. RS Bawa asked the SAD president to have a policy document as a government that includes the solution of students' grievances. To this, Shiromani Akali Dal president said that the 'rich kids' get good quality of education while those poor struggle hard to get it. "Therefore, our vision is to set up at least one school for 5000 students in a population of 25,000 people. There will be a standard norm to have one teacher for 50 students," he said.
Meanwhile, Dr. Prabhleen Singh asked the SAD president about the issues of students leaving the country for their future. The SAD president said that if the students want to go to foreign countries for education, then it is good. "We will list the good quality colleges and if a student will be willing to get study from one of those listed colleges then we will help them," he said, adding that "we will be focusing on giving opportunities to the youth."
He further said that "we need to create jobs so that the youth will not have to go to other countries. Punjab has an opportunity to create IT sector in Mohali and Amritsar."
On the other hand, Harmeet Kaur raised the issue of insecurity among girls and women regarding jobs and employment. To this, Sukhbir Badal said that "if Chief Minister wants, then anything can be changed. CM is the head of the family."
"We need to have a strong administrator, a man with a vision. Punjab has so much potential. I am clear that we will give opportunities to the youth, especially women. Our priorities are clear. No big industrialists can help develop Punjab. Therefore, we need to encourage our Punjabi industrialists. My vision is to encourage our youth towards industries, processing, information technology, tourism, and simultaneously create jobs for them."
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