STATE
POLICIES

ANDAMAN & NICOBAR

X. HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT:

Promotion of Human Resources Development is one of the major tasks in the process of Industrialization of industrially backwards area. The myth that entrepreneurs are born and not made no longer holds good. Motivation and training has played a crucial role in initiating and accelerating the process of Industrialisation. Although Entrepreneurship Development Training alone can not achieve this success, the Administration proposes to expand its technical training activities and follow it up with a series of entrepreneurship development programme (suited for less educated persons, educated un-employed persons, technically qualified persons) motivation camp, seminars, workshop at regular intervals etc.

  1. Modernising existing training facilities:

    Knowing that human resources development is one of the major factors for industrial growth, the Industries Department has training facilities at Port Blair in trades such as Wood Crafts, Shell Crafts, Wood Carving, Smithy, Sheet Metal electroplating, tailoring and garment making, in Cane and bamboo crafts, carpentry, Coir Processing and Coir Products. The department is taking effective steps to modernise the existing training center by introducing modern machineries in place of old and obsolete ones. In addition the department is taking steps to set up 4 new training cum production centers in Hut Bay, Katchal, Campbell Bay and South Andaman.

  2. Mainland Training:

    The entrepreneur will be given exposure in the new industrial culture by organizing exposure tours to industrially developed areas in Main Land. The entrepreneurs who are desirous of acquiring advanced skills in some selective trades will be deputed for advance training in institutions in the Mainland.

  3. Entrepreneurship Development Institute Scheme:

    Skill oriented Entrepreneurship Development Programme for self employment is a comparatively new concept. The objective is to encourage Youth to engage themselves in self employment. The Islands are witnessing accelerated development but at the same time there is even increasing number of educated unemployed youth because opportunities for employment in Govt. are drying up. Therefore a need is felt to introduce well structured industrial entrepreneurship programme particularly for first generation technically qualified entrepreneurs.

    4. The Directorate of industries proposes to set up an EDI in the IX Five Year Plan.

    The main objectives of the Institute will be organize:-

    1. Skill oriented EDPs
    2. Training Programme under PMRY Scheme
    3. Process and Product oriented EDPs
    4. Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme
    5. EDP for women entrepreneurs
    6. Management Development Programme - (for Bare-foot Managers)
    7. EDP for tribal entrepreneurs
    8. Trainer Training Programme.

    The Institute will also impart training sponsored by other organisations like ANCON, MPEDA, Social Welfare Board, Banks, etc.The Institute will keep close co-ordination with educational, industrial, promotional agencies like SISI, KVIB, Financial

  4. Process-Cum Product Development Center:

    A Process-cum Product Development Center is proposed to be set up to provide a comprehensive range of technological support including process-cum product development of different industrial products. The main objective of the PPDC are:

    1. Product design and innovation
    2. Product and process improvement and development of improved techniques
    3. Common facility center
    4. Man power development/training