Amarinder Singh English news | Amarinder Singh, Latest News & Live Updates in English | English News (Latest English News) at Lokmattimes.com

Chitkara University, orgzed the first-ever virtual round table discussion "RECALIBRATE 2020 - Getting the youth of Punjab industry ready for the post-COVID world" on September 9, 2020, which was chaired by Chief Minister of Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh.The one-hour virtual discussion revolved around ideas to prepare the graduating students of the state for the tumultuous post-COVID world. It involved the participation of industry leaders across sectors and senior Punjab Government functionaries who dwelled on strategies to help the pupils from various institutions adapt to the new normal.Touching a variety of topics, Capt Amarinder Singh highlighted the COVID situation in Punjab and said that the coronavirus cases may reach a peak in the next two weeks, after that the curve will flatten."We need to focus on the people living in the villages, as 65 per cent of the population resides there," said Capt Amarinder Singh while talking about the employment schemes and other plans that will be commenced shortly."Education via the virtual method has greatly helped the students and now Punjab is becoming an educational hub. Various universities from foreign countries such as America and the UK are showing interest in setting up campuses here," said the CM discussing the New Education Policy.He also lauded the team at Chitkara University and mentioned that Chitkara University is the leading University in Punjab region and that the lead they have taken in delivering education in the online mode is being also done by the education department in the government schools."These have been, no doubt, extraordinarily turbulent times, replete with challenges at every step and no other leader could have steered us so brilliantly through all the struggles. His role has been exemplary in this current situation," said Dr Ashok K Chitkara, Chancellor of Chitkara University, welcoming Captain Amarinder Singh."India's biggest strength is its young population, and as educationalists, we have a huge responsibility to give the right direction to this young, innovative, and intelligent brigade. Hearing the CM's views, we now have a better understanding of the challenges and listening to industry professionals, we know that finding solutions is in our hands," said Dr Madhu Chitkara, Pro-Chancellor of Chitkara University, thanking Capt Amarinder Singh and other dignitaries for participating in this important debate.The event began with a brief address by Cavita Taragi, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Chitkara University, who highlighted the changes in work and lifestyle caused by the pandemic."No other time in history would reflect the very concept of shifting goalposts, as does today. To that end, we decided to host a virtual round table discussion with participation from the industry, academia, and the government with a view to complement State Government's very successful employability initiatives- Punjab Ghar Ghar Rozgar and Karobar Mission," she said.The panellists who attended the Virtual Round Table are Sagar Raina, Vice-president and head of Talent Acquisition, Airtel; Sunil PP, India and South Asia Head - Education and NPO, Amazon; Unmesh Pawar, Partner and Head - People Performance and Culture, KPMG; Francis Padamadan, Senior Director, RPO and BPS Practice, APAC, KellyOCG; Sandesh Kumar, Associate Vice-president, Talent Acquisition, Wipro; Natwar Kadel, Assistant General Manager, Human Resources, Hyundai Motor India Ltd; Meena Bhatia, Vice-president and General Manager, Le Meridien, New Delhi; Shruti Mishra, Lead-People and Orgsation Partner (Retail), Talent Acquisition (India), Puma; Anand Rao, Head HR, Ad Power and Vineet Arora, Branch Banking Head - North 2, HDFC Bank.This story is provided by NewsVoir. will not be responsible in any way for the content of this article. (/NewsVoir)( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Amarinder SinghFOLLOW

Amarinder singh, Latest News

Chandigarh, Sep 14 With Covid-19 cases and fatalities rising in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on ... ...

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday accused Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Badal of 'cheap gimmick to hoodwink the farming community' and challenged him to quit the BJP-led NDA government to prove his party's sincerity in the ...

Chandigarh, Sep 13 Dubbing the SAD chief's sudden U-turn on the farm ordinances as a cheap gimmick to ... ...

Chandigarh, Sep 13 The Punjab government has been arming its policemen with Covid-care kits which will have medical ... ...

Chandigarh, Sep 11 Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday announced oximeters to be made available to all ... ...

Chandigarh, Sep 11 Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday announced a grant of Rs 5 lakh for ... ...

Chandigarh, Sep 11 Pointing to the explosive Covid-19 situation in the national capital, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh ... ...

Chitkara University, organized the first-ever virtual round table discussion "RECALIBRATE 2020 - Getting the youth of Punjab industry ready for the post-COVID world" on September 9, 2020, which was chaired by Chief Minister of Punjab, Captain Amarind ...