India News | Tribhuvan Sahkari University to Upgrade Skills of Those Working in Co-operative Sector: Pal

New Delhi, Mar 11 (PTI) The proposed Tribhuvan Sahkari University will not only train new people but will also upgrade skills of those working in the co-operative sector, Union Minister of State for Cooperation Krishan Pal informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

Responding during Question Hour, Pal said the university will also address the long pending issue of capacity building of employees in the co-operative sector in a focused manner.

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"The university will not only train people but also upgrade skills of those working in the sector," he said.

Seeking to create qualified manpower for co-operative societies, the government had in February introduced the Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill in the Lok Sabha.

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According to the bill, the present education and training infrastructure in the co-operative sector is "fragmented and grossly inadequate” to meet the present and future demand for qualified manpower and capacity building of existing employees in co-operative societies.

The bill said it is essential that a comprehensive, integrated and standardised structure is created for education, training and research by establishing a national university to ensure a stable, adequate and quality supply of professionally qualified manpower for different categories of jobs in co-operatives such as managerial, supervisory, administrative, technical and operational.

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