GULBARGA: Planning
Commission will extend all
help to Multi Skill Development
Centres (MSDC) in
Karnataka, Planning Commission
Deputy Chairman
Montek Singh Ahuliwalia
said.
He was speaking after
laying foundation stone for
MSDC to be built in tie up
with Germany here. Union
Minister for Labour
and Employment M Mallikarjun
Kharge, in his address,
explained problems
of Hyderabad-Karnataka
region to Mr Ahulwalia and
appealed for more help for
the development of the region
which has remained
most backward for several
decades.
Mr Kharge also stressed
the need for according Special
Status to the region by
amending the Article 371,
Minimum Support Price
(MSP) for Tur Dal at Rs
4500 per quintal and approval
for new railway lines
in the region.
State Labour Department
Secretary G S Narayan
Swami said that one more
MSDC would be opened
tomorrow in Bangalore and
two more would be set up
at Mangalore and Belgaum
shortly. Responding to
appeal, Mr Ahuliwalia assured
that necessary help
for development of the Hyderabad-
Karnataka Region
would be included in the
12th plan.
About river linkage, Mr
Ahulwalia said that though
Supreme Court has given a
green signal for the project,
there are hurdles in getting
clearance from various
Ministries since hectares of
forest and agriculture land
needs to be acquired.
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