The National Fertilizers Ltd (NFL) a central PSU under the Department of Fertilizers has started tying up with Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) located near to its plants to train youth in various trades, which will enhance the chances of their employability in heavy and process industry.

The move will also give a thrust to the Skill India initiative of the Centre, a press statement issued by the PIB said.

The Nangal plant of the company in Punjab has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ITI, Nangal to train youth in 12 trades. The students will be skilled under the Dual System of Training Scheme under which they will learn theoretical skills in the institute and on-the-job training in NFL Nangal plant, the statement said.

The statement said that ITI, Nangal is one of the oldest institutes in Punjab for the training of tradesmen. With the signing of this MoU with ITI, the NFL becomes the first central PSU to take this initiative in Punjab.

The NFL has five gas based Ammonia-Urea plants in the country. In Punjab, they are Nangal and Bathinda, Panipat in Haryana and two plants at Vijaipur at Guna in Madhya Pradesh.

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