Maharashtra to start aviation courses for tribals

Updated on: Tuesday, April 10, 2012

The state is considering the introduction of full-fledged aviation related courses in its Industrial Training Institute (ITI), overwhelmed by the response to its programme of training 100 tribal girls for an airhostess course.
 
Babanrao Pachpute, tribal development minister, said in the state legislative council on Monday, "Of the 100 tribal girls selected by the Maharashtra government for airhostess training, 64 of them have joined the aviation sector, while the remaining 36 girls have conveyed to the administration that they are not willing to join the services. The file proposing to start such a syllabus is pending with chief minister Prithviraj Chavan's office."  Pachpute was replying to a query raised during the question hour session in the council. The query was raised by leaders of the Opposition, Vinod Tawde, and council member Sanjay Kelkar (both BJP).

Participating in the debate, Tawde said that private aviation institutes are charging huge amounts for the courses they offer. "The government should start these courses in its ITI, so that students from rural areas can take the benefit of it," said Tawde. During the debate, he also asked how many of the 64 girls who have joined the aviation sector are attached to Kingfisher Airlines. "KFA is in trouble. We should know how many of the 64 girls will have to give up their jobs if they are working with KFA," Tawde added.

In his reply, Pachpute said, "Tawde's suggestion of starting the courses in ITI will be considered seriously. Of the 64 tribal girls, not a single girl is attached to KFA, so the question of anyone losing their job does not arise," the minister added.

According to government officials, the state government had spent Rs 1 lakh on each of the girls, who were given airhostess training at a private academy in Pune.

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