Bhuban da,
Points well taken.
>It is also not easy for our young men and women to engage in >small trades for lack of tradition, training, capital etc. Certains >trades need skills at various levels, for instance watch repairing, >book-binding, jewellery making etc. ..
>it is not so difficult for a Bengali boy to get employment in these >areas as some of their friends or relatives are already engaged in >some such trades.
While this is probably true, the question then comes up - how did the Bengalis venture into these areas in the begining? Obviously, they must have learned the trade someplace. It couldn't have been providence.
A solution for Assam to be able to supply the necessary labor in such areas may be an emphasis on job-skills training in these areas. This is where the Govt. can step in by not only providing the training, but also to be able to either help promote small/cottage industries in watch repairs or locksmithy.
--Ram
On 8/29/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
People working in Chennai, Hyderabad or Pune are, I suppose, a privileged group having the benefit of an English-medium-school education and landing a job in one of the subsidiaries of multinationals. What about those who do not come from well-to-do families, speak poor Hindi or English and unable to get a job either in Government offices or private enterprise. I believe most unemployed belong to this group.It is also not easy for our young men and women to engage in small trades for lack of tradition, training, capital etc. Certains trades need skills at various levels, for instance watch repairing, book-binding, jewellery making etc. It is almost imposssible for an Assamese boy coming from the rural areas to acquire any of these skills. it is not so difficult for a Bengali boy to get employment in these areas as some of their friends or relatives are already engaged in some such trades.Bhuban
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