"The higher educational institutions, particularly universities, should link up with the leading players in the fields of industry, science, technology, IT, ST and other related disciplines and include subjects of their requirement in the curriculum,"Omar Abdullah said, adding that employment fairs by the leading business houses should form the regular activity at the universities.
He said he has already talked to some leading business houses of the country in this regard and would talk to more others.
The chief minister asked the students to get fully acquainted with the initiatives of 'Udaan' and 'Himayat' programmes sponsored exclusively in the state by the union government to create job opportunities for the educated youth of the state in private sector all across the country.
"You should avail this opportunity as it is only for Jammu and Kashmir and no other state in the country has this programme," he said.
The chief minister inaugurated a solar power plant built at a cost of Rs.2.73 crore, a boys' hostel which cost Rs.3.21 crore, a girls' hostel built at Rs.1.65 crore
Updated on: December 15, 2013 23:10 IST
