PONDA
Goan professionals and entrepreneurs on Sunday lamented that due to lack of interest of locals in traditional and other businesses, ‘outsiders’ were filling their space.
“It is our mistake that we have left venturing into those businesses and hence they (outsiders) can’t be blamed,” panelists of a youth connect programme said.
It was organised by Priol Pragati Manch and Free Thought Project.
Priol Pragati Manch and Free Thought Project had organised the Draft Program for Youth Connect with panel discussion over topic of relevance of education in employment generation in rural areas. The program was held at Mardol.
Senior assistant Editor of The Hindu Prakash Kamat, educationist Pournima Kerkar, CEO of Production Terminus Sushant Tari, entrepreneur and Chairman of Ravindra Bhavan-Margao Prashnat Naik and Minister for Art and Culture Govind Gaude were the panelists at the discussion. Rajay Pawar was moderator of the
discussion.
They also discussed over school dropouts and said that they should be given opportunities to develop skill, so they can build their future.
Prakash Kamat said that development should be
done by taking people into confidence.
“Economic development should be inclusive and
not of only business tycoons,” he said.
Kamat stressed on creating jobs for youth. “Economic link is with local language, but all governments have failed to connect it,” he said.
Kamat suggested that special skill development should be stressed upon for those who are school dropouts.
Pournima Kerkar said that education is must for growth. “But it should have ‘sanskar’ in it and also we should know responsibility towards society,” she said.
Sushant Tari said that if we want to go ahead in any filed we should have knowledge of it. “One should know the limitations and overcome it by studying. We should concentrate on our growth,” he said.
“There are many areas of business where we can earn, but we are not showing interest in it,” he said.
Prashant Naik said that everyone will not get government jobs and hence opportunities in business area should be created. “We can venture into many businesses, youth should show interest in it,” he said.
Govind Gawade said that he will provide agriculture infrastructure. “I am doing all the possible things to reduce school dropouts and to create space for business for locals,” he said.
Identifying resources in rural areas, infrastructure and modern communication in rural areas, reforms in education in rural areas, change in employment pattern and economy, developing entrepreneurship, developing ideas, arresting school dropout rate, proving minimum educational qualifications and developing skills were the issues discussed on the occasion.
