Bathinda: Punjab Governor Banwari Lal Purohit and Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann today conferred degrees to the students of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University (MRSPTU) during the first convocation ceremony held.
Addressing the students, the Chief Minister congratulated students for getting degrees from premier institute. He said that the Punjab Government was committed to stop brain drain from Punjab by creating new opportunities so that the youth of Punjab should not go to foreign shores in pursuit of their dreams. He added that albeit it would be the other way round, when people from foreign countries shall flock Punjab to work here.
Chief Minister said that this was the era of technical education so the current education needs to be in sync with the employment opportunities available. Seeking some time to create an industry friendly environment in the state to provide employment in Punjab itself, he appealed to youngsters to serve their own motherland.
Mann also appealed to the parents to give freedom to their children, especially to the girls, to excel in the field of their choices. He said parents should stop spoon feeding their children and should rather strengthen their skills by providing them an open environment to prove themselves.
He called upon young technologists, that instead of looking for job opportunities, they should be job creators adding that through start-ups and entrepreneurships they can create enterprises, which will create wealth for the nation, society and people.