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JSS work reviewed

Staff Reporter

CHENNAI: Address administrative problems and ensure that the benefits of the Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) reach the target groups, I. P. S. Bakshi, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Human Resource Development, told JSS coordinators at a review meeting here on Monday.

The JSS focuses on providing employability skills and vocational training to illiterates, neo-literates and underprivileged youth. An initiative of the Directorate of Adult Education, MHRD, the JSS has chapters all over the country. Monday’s meeting, in which coordinators from different JSS wings participated, was aimed at evaluating progress, identifying challenging areas and addressing them. “There are complaints that some JSS chapters are commercialising the programmes. This should be addressed immediately,” he said.

S. Ramakrishna, joint director, Directorate of Adult Education, New Delhi, said that soon all programmes pertaining to the JSS would be available online.

P.S. Krishnamoorthy, chairman, JSS, Chennai, said that in Chennai, the activities of the JSS were managed by parent body, non-governmental organisation Chozha Kalalaym. So far nearly 2.40 lakh youths in Chennai slums were trained through the programme, he said. A range of short-term and long-term courses are provided . For details, call: 23745953 or 23745219.

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