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Industries in need of skilled workforce get support from the Central and State governments through various schemes to train the workers. However, shortage of labourers and lack of awareness among industries are challenges, say sources here.
Under the Amma Skill Training and Employment Scheme, the district is looking at training 1,200 candidates this financial year. The candidates should have passed class VIII and aged less than 45. They should be residents of Tamil Nadu with a family card. So far, 690 candidates were identified and 190 have submitted documents. The trainees get stipend of ₹ 5,000 a month during the six month training. Of this, the government gives ₹ 2,000.
COIMBATORE: A sudden increase in raw material prices has prompted the Federation of Coimbatore Industrial Association (Focia) to urge the central government to form a price monitoring committee and fix a cap limit on the prices.
“Price of steel, copper, aluminium and zinc has gone up by 16 to 25% in the last two months. That of materials like PVC pipes and ABS plastic have gone up by 140%,” Focia coordinator J James told reporters on Wednesday.
The last time industries witnessed such a price rise was in 2017, when the central government introduced goods and service tax (GST), he said. “After struggling for months, we have started to recover from the brunt of Covid-19 pandemic. But due to the price hike, companies are forced to reduce production.”