Oscar stresses for primary and secondary education

Udupi, Nov 12 (UNI) Union Minister for Labour and Employment Oscar Fernades today said that in view of less access to youth to have collegeate education, the UPA government has given more stress to see that every child would have primary and secondary education in the country.

Speaking after inaugurating a nine-day NSS Pre- Republic Day Selection Camp at Kallianpur near here he said that the government was also taking every measure to prepare ground with required facilities for the eligible youth in whichever field they would like to pursue their studies.

The country needed more qualifie trained technical manpower to meet the global demand, he said.

He said that there was an acute shortage of young population in the world and India had the great advantage of young population, who could be well trained to meet the global demand.

"The situation of treating every youth of India as brand Indian had now changed and people from foreign countries were now looking at India to pursue their higher studies here due to the high international standards maintained by our professional institutions like IITs, IIMs, Business Management schools and public sector undertakings which were now being considered as modern temples of India," he added.

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