Appreciating the progress made by Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) in filling the skill gap of footwear and leather sector Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce & Industry said, “FDDI is providing training to about 15,000 people every month. Annually around two lakh people are getting trained for the purpose of getting jobs. FDDI is an institute which provides directly placement linked training to people,” at the 2014 Convocation Ceremony of Footwear Design and Development Institute in Noida. The minister lauded the institute’s ‘landmark achievement’ in ‘Skill Development’ by training 2,00,503 unemployed youth and providing employment to 1,61,773 through its 55 Operator Training Centres (OTCs) established across the country. The OTCs are established under the Placement Linked Skill Development Programme (PLSDP) of the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India at 55 locations.
