In Delhi, the two CPWD divisions will train 1,500 workers this year and 3,600 next year. The SDG-PRND is responsible for administrative functions in Delhi, including plantation drives and the promotion of innovative construction technologies. The ADG-Mumbai will train 1,250 workers in the current year and 3,000 in the next, as part of efforts to boost the skilled workforce.Highlighting the need of skilled workers in the construction industry particularly to achieve desired quality standards, the minister, last week, said that the Department would increase the number of workers to be trained in the next financial year from 10,000 to 25,000.Earlier, the Department (CPWD) has asked its concerned officer to ensure that at least 20 percent skilled or semi-skilled workforce is engaged for any project. The secretary (MoHUA) has been insisting on deployment of skilled workers in CPWD workers for timely completion of the project and also quality construction.
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