Karnataka govt seeks higher industry apprenticeship quota from Centre
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Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government on Friday urged the Centre to raise the apprenticeship intake limit for industries, which was recently reduced by the Central Apprentices Council.
Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil said that increasing the ceiling would benefit both industries and aspiring youth by creating more employment and training opportunities.
Speaking at Toyota Kirloskar Motor’s (TKM) Technical Intern Training Program (TITP) at its Bidadi plant, about 40 km from Bengaluru, Patil urged Sonal Mishra, Additional Secretary, Department of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, who was present at the event, to consider revising the current rule.
According to a statement from the minister’s office, industries are currently allowed to engage apprentices up to only 15 per cent of their total workforce. Increasing this limit, it said, would enable industries to contribute more effectively to skill development while expanding opportunities for youth.
Responding positively, Mishra assured that Karnataka’s proposal would soon be placed before the Central Apprentices Council for consideration.
On the occasion, Patil flagged off 100 Toyota Kaushalya apprentices trained under the company’s Global Skill-Up Training (GST) programme to Japan, describing it as a “rural-to-global opportunity” for Karnataka’s youth.
The selected apprentices—drawn from economically disadvantaged families across rural Karnataka—underwent three years of advanced training at TKM’s Bidadi facility, the statement said.
“These 100 apprentices will now undergo on-the-job training at Toyota’s Aichi manufacturing plant in Japan for 10 months, following a one-month classroom programme. The initiative not only sharpens their technical expertise but also helps them embrace global values and professionalism,” said B Padmanabha and G Shankara, Executive Vice-Presidents, Toyota Kirloskar Motor.
The GST programme, aligned with the Indo-Japan Technical Intern Training Program (TITP), aims to promote holistic development by combining technical skills, cultural understanding, and personal growth, the statement added.
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Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa laid to rest with full state honours
Bengaluru (PTI): Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa was laid to rest with full state honours on Monday.
The 94-year-old former minister, who passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Sunday, was cremated at the Kalleshwara Mill premises, following Veerashaiva-Lingayat traditions.
Earlier in the day, Shivashankarappa's mortal remains were brought to his native Davanagere, where they were kept at the high school grounds for the public, his followers, and well-wishers to pay their last respects.
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Expressing deep sorrow over his demise, the Karnataka government ordered that his last rites be performed with full state honours.
Both the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Council also mourned his passing, adjourning their sessions for the day after paying tributes.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM D K Shivakumar, AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa, several ministers, opposition leaders, legislators, and political figures paid their respects.
A number of seers from the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community also attended the last rites.
Shivashankarappa represented the Davanagere South Assembly constituency. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for some time before succumbing to age-related ailments.
The senior-most legislator in Karnataka, Shivashankarappa, was also one of the longest-serving lawmakers in the country, sources said.
He is survived by three sons, including S S Mallikarjun, the Karnataka Minister for Mines, Geology, and Horticulture, and four daughters. His daughter-in-law, Prabha Mallikarjun, is the Member of Parliament from Davanagere.
A six-time MLA, Shivashankarappa also served as a minister and an MP.
He was a prominent educationist, establishing several educational institutions, and was an industrialist.
Additionally, he served as the treasurer of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) for decades and was the president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, the apex body of the influential Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.
