Writeup AP 2011-12 - Punjab State Planning Board

cogeneration power projects of 336 MW have been commissioned and 25 more projects of
291 MW capacity are under implementation. 6 Solar Wind Hybrid systems of 30 MW
capacity have also been commissioned. 6 Solar Power Projects of 14 MW capacity have
already been allotted and a plan to generate additional 100 MW of solar power is being
drawn up. Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved tariff of Rs. 7 per
KW with 5 % escalation up to 2012 to encourage the developers to set up solar base power
projects.
EMPLOYMENT AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT
172. Growth in employment, especially in the organized sector, has not been
commensurate with the growth in the economy. To enhance the employability of the youth in
the state, the state government created a separate Department of Employment Generation and
Training in March, 2007.
173. Manpower survey of unemployment has been completed for 20 districts. Mass
counselling programmes providing educational and vocational guidance to youth were
organized in 1048 institutions and 1.84 lakh candidates benefited from this programme. The
department is also the nodal office for providing training to the youth in the field of
construction, automotives, and retail and services sectors. Construction skill development
centre set up in collaboration with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) in village Abul Khurana in
Lambi block of Muktsar district, is operational since 2009. Another centre for providing
training in trades of driving & automotive skills has been set up in collaboration with Tata
Motors in village Mahuana of Lambi Block. Memorandum of Understanding has been signed
with Bharti Wall-Mart Ltd. for courses in retailing, logistics and supply chain management in
Government Polytechnic for girls, Amritsar in 2008. Under this programme 1530 candidates
have been trained and 830 placed in private sector. METRO Cash & Carry, the international
leader in business-to-business wholesale would soon open a training centre at Ludhiana to
impart training to youth in wholesale business.
174. 16 C-PYTE centres have been set up for training of youth for jobs in army and
para-military forces. 4 more centres are proposed for the current year. Till date the centres
had imparted training to 40,000 youth, out of which 23000 have been suitably employed.
4440 candidates have received training in the trade of security guard at police training centre
in Jehan Khelan in Hoshiarpur District and Ladda Kothi in Sangrur District and almost all of
them have been placed in employment.
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