Under the government's "Naan Mudhalvan" programme, the Tamil Nadu Skill Development Centre has developed plans to create 10,000 jobs in the banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) sector. At a recent round table discussion, business executives from the BFSI sector expressed their support for the state government's skill-building programmes for high school and college students.
At the conference, M. Jayaprakasan, CEO of Naan Mudhalvan (Tamil Nadu skilling and competence upgrading platform), and chief mentor Sai Reddy stressed the importance of expanding the BFSI sector.
"We want you to enrol in colleges and take courses that are skill-based. The government is keen on making Tamil Nadu the talent capital for the area, so we are more concerned in the course objectives, course outcomes, and skills taught, according to Jayaprakasan.
He claimed that more than 10,000 students took part in various skill-building programmes in the banking, financial services, and insurance industries through the "Naan Mudhalvan" project. "More than 4,000 of them have been placed, and the process is ongoing."
Rajiv C. Lochan, chief executive officer of non-banking finance company Sundaram Finance, stated that both the economy and the financial services industry were expanding quickly.