With the aim to create more job opportunities, the Bengal state cabinet has decided to introduce a new policy for the technical education department to have an integrated skill development programme. Under the policy, medium scale industry will come under the department of micro and small scale industry and textiles to provide more opportunities to the industries which have machinery cost upto Rs10 lakhs. The technical education department will also be renamed as technical education training and skill development department. An integrated skill development programme will be introduced to create skilled labourers in the field. The decision has also been taken to upgrade the existing technical education and training with time to create more job opportunities and also benefit the industrialists.
