Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari has requested officials of Ministry of External Affairs, Govt of India, to expand programmes taken up by Telangana Overseas Manpower Company (TOMCOM).
The meeting was held with the Ministry of External Affairs officials in BRKR Bhavan on Friday. CS Santhi Kumari stated that the state has an incredible legacy of organising skill development trainings and therefore would like TASK and TOMCOM to be involved in taking up skilling programmes on a larger scale. She thanked the MEA for conducting Pre-Departure Orientation Training (PDOT) programmes. She sought the cooperation of the MEA to recommend the Ministry of Skill Development to set up India International Skill Centre in Hyderabad in partnership with TOMCOM.
Secretary, Overseas India Affairs, Ausaf Sayeed, assured the state government that they would extend full support to TOMCOM in all its outreach programmes.
The deliberations covered matters related to MEA’s citizen-centric policies with whole of country approach with special focus on addressing NRI issues and tapping overseas employment opportunities. Programmes and initiatives undertaken by the State government through Telangana Overseas Manpower Company Ltd (TOMCOM) related to skilling and up-skilling of overseas job seekers and ongoing coordination between state government and MEA for welfare and protection of migrant workers was also underlined.
Ausaf Sayeed highlighted the emerging trends in overseas employment opportunities for Indian youth and the need for imparting skill training as per global standards through the collective efforts of all stakeholders. He touched upon expansion of Pre Departure Orientation Training Facilities (PDOT) in the State and the role of State agencies like TOMCOM in implementing the various migration and mobility partnership agreements (MMPA) being signed by the Government of India with partner countries.
As part of the MEA-State Outreach Programme, Secretary (CPV & OIA) and DGP later co-chaired an Awareness Session on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration: Vantage Point of Police and Law Enforcement organised by Telangana State Police in collaboration with TOMCOM and International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
