KP TEVTA to impart skills to 1875 minorities’ youth: CM’s Aide

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PESHAWAR
Special Assistant to KP CM on Minority Affairs, Wazir Zada has said that the government is active for bring the newly merged districts at par with the developed districts of the province.
He expressed these views while addressing a ceremony of the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Minority Affairs Department and KP Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) here Tuesday.
Beside, Minority MPAs Wilson Wazir and Ravi Kumar, the Secretary Auqaf, Hajj and Minority Affairs, Farrukh Sair, Deputy Secretary Ali Raza, Managing Director (MD) KP TEVTA Sajjad Ali Khan and Director TEVTA Sadiq Orakzai, other concerned officials were also present on the occasion.
Under the agreement, 1875 youth of minorities would be imparted 25 different technical short courses in a period of three years. He said that minorities were ignored in during previous governments. But, the government of PTI is taking solid steps for their empowerment and uplift.
He said that the government is working on a plan to allocate 2 per cent admission quota for minorities in the educational institutions while the implementation of their quota in public sector employment is also being guaranteed.