Guj has zeroed in on Scale, Skill and Speed

Published By : Admin | April 10, 2012 | 15:46 IST

Swami Vivekananda Youth Employment Week

Gujarat has zeroed in on Scale, Skill and Speed: CM

CM hands over appointment letters to 13229 youths of Central Gujarat

65000 youths will be given appointment letters in a span of a week

One lakh youth to get job soon: CM  

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has said, “Gujarat has given top priority to develop modern technical skills in youth of the state and that we have zeroed in on Scale, Skill and Speed. Chief Minister in a historic move handed over appointment letters to 13,229 youth of Central Gujarat at a grand function held at Akota Stadium in Vadodara as part of the celebration of Swami Vivekananda Youth Employment Week.

Criticising Union Government, he said, UPA government, during last election campaign, had promised to create one crore jobs for youth but they could not give employment even to one percent of it. “While in a short span of a week, around 65,000 youths of the state will be given jobs in private firms through such programmes. We have decided to give appointment letters to at least one lakh youth soon,” he said.

Mr. Modi said the state government finds the ITI courses very important in providing technical and professional skills to the youths. The state government desires the ITI programmes to be treated with respect and the government has made this task its priority. Gujarat Government has up graded it ITIs with new buildings, new machinery and with the introduction of new technical courses.

Labour and Employment Minister Vajubhai Vala, Minister of State Liladhar Vaghela, State Tribal Development Minister Jasvantsinh Bhabhore, MP Balkrishna Shukla and Ramsinh Rathwa, MLAs from Central Gujarat, Collector Vinod Rao, senior officials of government and youths in large number were present on the occasion

Labour and Employment Principal Secretary P. Panirvel said, the state government has planned to start 10 new ITIs in Municipal Corporation area of the state, during the current year, including five for the women.

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The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today approved the proposal for alteration of name of State of ‘Kerala’ as ‘Keralam’.

After approval of Union Cabinet, the President of India will refer a Bill, namely the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 to the State Legislative Assembly of Kerala for expressing its views under proviso to article 3 of the Constitution of India. After receipt of the views of the State Legislative Assembly of Kerala, Government of India will take further action and the recommendation of President will be obtained for introduction of the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 for alteration of name of State of ‘Kerala’ as ‘Keralam’ in Parliament.

Legislative Assembly of Kerala passed a resolution on 24.06.2024 to alter the name of the State of “Kerala” to “Keralam”, which is as under:

“The name of our State is 'Keralam' in Malayalam Language. States were formed on the basis of language on the 1st day of November, 1956. The Kerala Piravi Day is also on the 1st day of November. Since the time of National Independence Struggle, there has been a strong demand for the formation of United Kerala for the people speaking Malayalam language. But in the First Schedule to the Constitution the name of our State is recorded as 'Kerala'. This Assembly unanimously appeal to the Central Government to take urgent steps as per Article 3 of the Constitution for modifying the name as 'Keralam'."

Thereafter, Government of Kerala has requested Government of India to take necessary steps to amend the First Schedule to the Constitution by altering the name of State of ‘Kerala’ as ‘Keralam’ as per article 3 of the Constitution.

Article 3 of the Constitution provides for alteration of names of existing States. According to article 3, Parliament may by law alter the name of any State. Further proviso to article 3 states that no Bill for the purpose shall be introduced in either House of Parliament except on the recommendation of the President and unless, where the proposal contained in the Bill affects the area, boundaries or name of any of the States, the Bill has been referred by the President to the Legislature of that State for expressing its views thereon within such period as may be specified in the reference or within such further period as the President may allow and the period so specified or allowed has expired.

The matter regarding alteration of name of State of ‘Kerala’ as ‘Keralam’ was considered in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India and with the approval of Shri Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs and the Union Minister of Cooperation, the draft Note for the Cabinet for the alteration of name of State of ‘Kerala’ as ‘Keralam’ was circulated to the Department of Legal Affairs and Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice for their comments. The Department of Legal Affairs and Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice have concurred with the proposal for the alteration of name of State of ‘Kerala’ as ‘Keralam’.