Business Today 23rd April 2017 | Page 4

Re: Letters to the Editor anced economic progress. Hope the skill development by the competent training authorities will bring out great capabilities of the youth as the beauty of the diamond is only revealed by the skill of the diamond cutter. B. Rajasekaran, Bangalore Huge Responsibility on BJP’s Shoulders Revealing the “Skilling” Beauty This refers to your cover story on skill development (Skilling Jugger- naut, April 9). The study has nicely portrayed the approach of certain good samaritans in developing training projects, sacrificing their personal development and career prospects at the altar of the social cause of skill building and employ- ment generation on distinctive models. The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has the responsi- bility of forming integred skill de- velopment schemes among Central ministries, states and NGO s to pro- vide on-the-job training avenues, speedy employment facilities and supportive systems on technical and non-technical platforms for India’s economic development. Also, the skill development process must aid proposals for agro-based growth to teach modern tech- niques to the rural youth for bal- HOW TO CON TACT BT WRITE TO: The Editor, Business Today, India Today Mediaplex, FC-8, Sector 16/A, Film City, Noida-201301. Email: [email protected]/[email protected] Website: www.businesstoday.in Unsolicited articles will not be returned or acknowledged. Business Today reserves the right to edit letters for brevity and clarity before publication. 4 BUSINESS TODAY April 23 2017 This refers to your article on newly-elected governments’ task for kick-starting growth (Job at Hand, April 9). With the massive win in UP and Uttaran- chal, and after forming governments in Goa and Manipur, there is a huge re- sponsibility on the BJP ’s shoulder to not only fulfil the promises made to voters during polls but also create as many jobs as possible so that the economy revives. Especially in UP, the new government will have to ensure that the law and order situ- ation improves manifold and the massive potential of the state is re- alised in terms of bringing industry and investment to the state. In Punjab – which has been won by the Congress – there is huge finan- cial burden on the state’s finances. And like UP, Punjab would also want a farm loan waiver to give the stressed farmer the much- needed relief. But the government should not ignore SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya’s remark – farmer loan should not be waived without due consideration. It should not be made a general prac- tice. Otherwise, it is the lending in- stitutions which will feel the pain for ever, because the farmer will know that he does not need to pay FOR SUBSCRIPTION ASSISTANCE WRITE TO: Customer Care, India Today Group, A-61, Sector-57, Noida (U.P.) — 201 301 Phone: (0120) 2479900 from Delhi & Faridabad; (0120) 2479900 (Monday-Friday; 10 am-6 pm) from Rest of India; Toll free no. 1800 1800 100 (from BSNL/ MTNL lines); Fax: (0120) 4078080 E-mail: [email protected] as his loans will get waived off sooner or later. For reviving growth, the government needs to remove all thehurdles on the ground and provide a single-win- dow clearance for all investment, which is going to benefit the state and generate employment. Bal Govind, Noida Absence of Proper Homework This refers to your article on “Oper- ation Clean Money” (Herculean Task, March 26). Though I do un- derstand the government’s objec- tives and the scheme initiated to verify individual deposits after the demonetisation drive in November last year, there is still a shortage of resources to successfully perform this task. The little time allocated to complete this shows the absence of proper homework. Having a standard operating procedure itself is not sufficient to carry out the en- trusted task by officers.