Date:14/01/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/01/14/stories/2009011455860800.htm

Tamil Nadu

“Human resource generation is vital”

Staff Reporter

For economic progress of country: Judge

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: V. Dhanabalan, Judge, Madras High Court, handing over a certificate to a participant in Ariyalur.

ARIYALUR: Human resource generation is key to the economic progress of the country, V. Dhanabalan, Madras High Court Judge, emphasised at a recent function in the district.

The function was held to mark the valediction of the recent five-day training programme on Bar Bending conducted by the Chennai-based Pulkit Bar Benders Academy at the Industrial Training Institute in Ariyalur. The training entitled the 54 participants comprising uneducated village youth to Government-endorsed certificates of Pondicherry Engineering College. They also received equipment and assistance.

Mr. Dhanbalan said India that constituted one-sixth of the world population of 600 crore people could take economic strides only if the uneducated youths in villages were transformed into human resource through infusion of requisite expertise in various kinds of works involving physical efforts.

The Central and State Governments and public sector undertakings had a vital role in identifying the potential of the youths and making them productive to society.

The Judge commended the district administration and the academy for reaching out to the village youth with useful training programme.

The certificates would help the participants in securing jobs in private industries, he said.

The Collector R. Sudalaikannan thanked the academy for imparting the training programme in the backward district. For the first time in the district, such a training benefiting a large number of village youth had taken place, he said, exuding confidence that the academy would continue with its initiatives to cover more youth. The Collector also advised the participants to spread the message amongst their peers.

The Principal District Sessions Judge of Perambalur district R. Dakshinamoorthy, the Ariyalur Fast Track Court Judge K. Ambazhagan, and Andimadam MLA S.S. Shivashankar offered felicitations.

S. Kothandaraman, Professor, Pondicherry Engineering College, welcomed the gathering.

The Project Director of the Academy V. Somasundaram proposed a vote of thanks.