Under the scheme, training has been imparted to around 11,000 youths in the state to prepare them as ‘Jal Mitan’, ‘Yuva Udyami’ and ‘Jal Didi’.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel a significant number of skilled ‘Jal Mitans’ are needed at the grassroots level. The has decided to train 58,000 youths for this, he said.
So far, of 11,000 youths, 540 have got high-quality training. On Monday, Baghel gave away toolkits to them.
This initiative, conducted in collaboration with the Jal Jeevan Mission and UNICEF, focuses on training and deploying skilled ‘Jal Mitans’ in rural regions.
The training includes 21-day residential training to rural youths in water quality testing, plumbing and pipe fitting repairs, RO fitting and repairs, electrical fitting and repairs, solar panel fitting and repairs as well as pump operator Services. PHE Minister Guru Rudra Kumar said the state has achieved 45 per cent of the targeted goal of Jal Jeevan Mission within two years. The state government has set a target to provide individual household tap connections to 50 lakh rural households in Chhattisgarh, he said. Currently, such connections have been provided to 24 lakh households.