v Human Resources v
Rajasthan has a talented pool of trained manpower with skills and
experience required for modern industrial enterprise.
The
State has engineering colleges at Jodhpur, Udaipur, Kota, Pilani and Jaipur. The Birla
Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) at Pilani, a deemed University, is regarded as
a premier engineering institute, nationally and internationally.
BITS Pilani, as well as the other universities in the
State offer graduate courses in management. The R.A. Poddar Institute of Management at
Jaipur is well regarded by the industries in the region.
Most of the district centres have polytechnics and Industrial
Training Institutes (ITIs) which offer various vocational courses. In addition, the state
has various institutes offering specialised training in certain disciplines, including
hotel management, wool and sheep breeding, textile designing, blue pottery, gem cutting
and polishing.
In addition to the above, Rajasthan is famous for various
traditional skills. Skills with potential for exploitation for commercial purposes
include :
Gems and Jewellery : Processing of precious
and semi-precious stones enamelled jewellery.
Metalware : Handicrafts and embossing work in
brass and aluminium-zinc alloys.
Textiles & Embroidery : Block printing,
Embroidery, tie and die.
Leather : Processing and conversion into
garments and articles of daily use.
Marble : Statues, decorative building
materials, ornaments and decorative items.
Dimension Stones : Cutting and Polishing.
Handicrafts : Wide variety, different areas
are famous for different skills.
