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Belagavi, Dec 28: Higher Education, IT/BT and Skills Development Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan laid the foundation stone for building 'Karnataka German Technical Training lnstitute' (KGTTI) for providing skill train 4,000 youth annually at Belagavi on Wednesday.

Speking on the occasion, Dr Narayan, said the multi skill training centre would be built at a cost of Rs. 15.5 crore.

The centre would offer over 30 courses with the focus on imparting skills to youth in emerging technologies such as electronic vehicle sector, machine learning, robotics etc.

The manufacturing sector has advanced beyond imagination, he added that the centre would train the youth keeping in mind the global industry needs.

“The state of Karnataka has become a promising destination in terms of generation of employment. However, to make use of this opportunity our youth should acquire skills. Realising the importance of this the state government is giving priority to set up centres such as KGTTI,” Dr Narayan remarked.

“India could not make use of the previous three industrious industrial revolutions. But, being a country with a popular of 144 crore people, currently, we cannot afford to miss the opportunities to be created by industrial revolution 4.0,” he said.

Karnataka has become a land of opportunities. Earlier Mumbai was the financial capital of the country. But now only two companies based at Bengaluru are handling 50% of the stocks trade happening in the entire country.

Fintech companies of the state would play a play crucial role in handling the financial services in the next 5 years. Similarly, the companies from the state would also become front runners in education, meditech and such other domains, he said.

Belagavi South MLA Abhaya Patila, Rajyasabha Member Eianna Kadadi and others were present.