About: Green Skill Development Programme

GSDP Courses by JNU ENVIS Resource Partner

                  Hon'ble Vice Chancellor of JNU, Prof. Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, Hon’ble Rector, JNU Prof. Ajay Kumar Dubey and Ms. Lipika Roy, Deputy Director, Economic Division, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India inaugurated three Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP) conducted by JNU ENVIS Resource Partner, School of Environmental Sciences on March 16, 2022.
Prof Paulraj R., Dean SES & ENVIS Coordinator, welcomed the dignitaries and participants and introduced the GSDP Course. He highlighted the importance of the event. The three GSDP courses are conducted on Pollution Monitors: Air & Water, Pollution Monitors: Soil Pollution and Green Belt Development of Industries. These are short term courses of 4-6 weeks. GSDP courses commenced on 10th March, 2022. Pollution Monitors: Air & Water was a completely residential course with intensive training of 260 hours from 10th March to 14th April 2022, out of which 130 hours on Air pollution and 130 hours on Water pollution. Pollution Monitors: Soil Pollution was intensive training of 200 hours from 14th March to 02nd April 2022. Green Belt Development of Industries was a training course of 180 hours from 10th March to 02nd April 2022. Total 51 candidates (PM:Air & Water- 18 candidates, PM:Soil Pollution- 18 candidates and Green Belt Devp. of Industries- 15 candidates) participated out of which 68% were female candidates. Participants were from all over the country like Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Telangana, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.
                  VC JNU congratulated the organizers for conducting Green Skill Development Programmes which will train the youth in green technologies and skills and will increase their employment opportunities. She conveyed to the participants and students to adopt an environment-centric approach. She also talked about COP26 and sustainable development. Rector JNU interacted with the participants and motivated them to undertake these skill development programmes with full enthusiasm and zeal. Ms. Lipika Roy, Deputy Director, MoEF&CC talked about ENVIS scheme being one of the oldest Central Government schemes and the role played by various ENVIS centers. She highlighted the importance of the GSDP courses and shared success stories to the participants. The event was attended by MoEF&CC officials, faculty of JNU, GSDP course co-coordinators & candidates, ENVIS resource persons and students.At the end Dr Ilora Ghosh, SES, proposed vote of thanks to the participants and MoEF&CC for their support. These candidates have gained skill in the green sector and are ready to be employed in the Green sector jobs. This will increase their employment opportunity and at the same time provide trained human power to the country.
                  During the course candidates visited some of the best National level facilities and institutions like the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Pusa Campus, National Thermal Power Plant Corporation (NTPC, Jhajjar), CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Advanced Instrumentation Research Facility (AIRF) JNU, Sanjay Van, Botanical Garden, Bhalswa Landfill Site, Mehrauli Nursery, Development Alternatives –Jal Tara etc.. Valedictory Function for Pollution Monitor: Soil and Green Belt Development of Industries was scheduled on 2nd April 2022 for 33 students who successfully completed these courses and Hon’ble Rector, JNU, Prof. Ajay Kumar Dubey graced the event and distributed certificates to the candidates. Valedictory Function for Pollution Monitor: Air & Water was scheduled on 13th April, 2022 for 18 candidates at ADB Seminar Hall, SES, JNU.