State Institute of Capacity Building inaugurated

Institute a testimony of our commitment towards youth: CM


GANGTOK, December 10: With another round of blockade of Sikkim imminent due to a Telangana reignited Gorkhaland movement in the neighbouring hills, Chief Minister Pawan Chamling today urged the people to brace for the impact while asserting that his Government will be working to ensure undisrupted supply of essential supplies into the landlocked State.

There is a strong possibility of our highway NH 31A getting blocked in coming days and Sikkim always suffer due to unsteady politics in the neighbouring State, said Chamling while inaugurating the State Institute of Capacity Building at Karfectar, Jorethang in South Sikkim today.

Indirectly pointing towards the political turbulence in the neighbouring hills, the Chief Minister said that a section of the people is jealous of Sikkim’s development. He also assured the people that the State government will be contacting their counterparts in West Bengal for smooth transportation of essential supplies into Sikkim if the highways are blocked once again. He asserted that the State government will not tolerate the snapping of communication and transportation links any further.

Speaking on the newly inaugurated State Institute of Capacity Building, the Chief Minister frankly appealed the youth of Sikkim to accept the reality that they all cannot get government jobs as the government sector has reached its saturation point. He pointed out that 85 percent of the youth in the State are educated and by 2015 there would be 100 percent literacy in the State.

Hence, it is not possible that there will be government jobs for everyone, said Chamling appealing the youth to tap into the vast private and service sectors. We have abundant job opportunities in other sectors and the present unemployment figures are not due to lack of opportunities, he said. Our people are not willing to take the opportunities, he added.

The Chief Minister further informed that there are vacancies for 191 Mathematics teachers in Sikkim but the posts are still vacant due to lack of qualified candidates for the posts.

Appealing the youth to take benefit from the newly inaugurated centre, Chamling said that every constituency in the State will have Livelihood School. One such school has already started at Kamrang from this month and the remaining constituencies will be getting their Livelihood schools soon, he added.

The Chief Minister also urged the youth not to fall for the misleading slogans and promises of certain people who are using the youth for their vested interests. There are several people in the State who are ready to take advantage of the educated unemployed youth to attain their selfish goals and this is not in the interest of the society and the State, he said.

Chamling further claimed that there are people who are trying to play community based politics against him and his government. Such individual who take advantage of poor people is not a leader but a dacoit, he said adding that his politics is not elections centric but is aimed for the welfare of Sikkim and Sikkimese people.

The Chief Minister said that the inauguration of the capacity building institute was a testimony of the State government’s commitment towards the unemployed youth of Sikkim. An educated person may not get a job but a capable and skilled person will find job anywhere, he said encouraging the youth to take benefit from the institute. Our youth must be capable of grabbing every opportunity in the State, he said.