Project Heartland Tripura

Article Title: Project Heartland Tripura

19-10-2023

Polity & Governance Prelims Plus

Why is in news? Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar to inaugurate project “Heartland Tripura”

Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT will inaugurate project “Heartland Tripura,” a skill development initiative in Agartala.

The project will be launched at the Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhawan in Agartala.

It will aim to provide skill development and employment opportunities to undergraduate students in engineering and non-engineering disciplines.

“Heartland Tripura” is being implemented by Deloitte in association with National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), Agartala, with the support of the Government of India and the Government of Tripura.

The "Heartland Tripura" project will deliver a specific set of skill development certification courses through NIELIT-Agartala for the state.

Select professionals will also have the opportunity to be selected in internships, which could lead to promising job prospects after they successfully complete the certification and internship requirements.

The certification courses offered under “Heartland Tripura” will cover a wide range of new-age technical and professional development skills, such as cybersecurity, internal audit, and analytics, as well as softer skills such as business communication and executive presence.

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