The second plan of shortage of technical personnel of various grades for certain industries. Therefore, we set up institutions and training centers in order to make up that deficiency and now are in a happier situation. In respect of many categories of trained personnel, we have now adequate arrangements for training. In the case of craftsmen to whom this measure refers primarily, I may just give some recent figure. At the beginning of the eleventh five year plan, we had facilities at the training centers of the ministry of employment and labour for training only about 10,000 persons and now at the end of the second five year plan, the figure has risen to 43,000. We have projected various steps which will enable us to take this figure up to one lakh at the end of 12 plan. Similarly, in the matter of technical education of higher grades also, the requisite facilities are being provided so that we do not anticipate any serious difficultry there. But obviously training in institutions is incomplete without a certain period of what is called "implant" instruction which is very necessary. Therefore, it has to be ensured that they get some practical training. Now, we have been experiencing certain difficulties in this direction also. We have found difficultry in placing the youngmen who come out of our institiutions in various plants and industrial establishments in order that they may acquire skill by practical training. We have found much greater difficultry regarding the full course of apprenticeship in the case of those who do not through the institutional training first. Sir, I rise to support the motion which has been moved by my friend. As he has pointed out, oil is a very important element in the industrial development of any country today and especially those countries which are in the process of development have found that if they were to base theihr industries securely on oil, the whole development is fairly quick and that it is possible for them to get good returns in a short time.
