The teachers, machinery and training material will be provided by the Central Polytechnic, Sector 26, on the condition that the organisation meets specific conditions as laid by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. These conditions include - the private organisation should be catering to the weaker section or the youth from rural areas of UT and no money should be charged from the students.

Some 160 centres have been running under this scheme in Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and UT. The UT has its centre at Central Polytechnic.

The participants, which included S.K. Chopra, head, Rural Development, Technical Teachers Training Institute, Sector 26, were apprised of the salient features of Community Polytechnic Scheme. They were requested to provide buildings for opening extension centres in their respective villages so that technical training could be imparted. They were told that no fee will be charged for this training and that qualification for entry will be as per requirements of the specific trades in that area.

In his interaction with sarpanches, Dr Aggarwal explained the concept of the scheme, which included socioeconomic survey and planning, transfer of technology, manpower development and training, technical services and dissemination of information. He also emphasised that the scheme is essentially meant to meet the specific requirements of rural youth.

Already 600 rural youth have been trained in various trades of refrigeration, air-conditioning, house-wiring, motor winding, welding, plumbing, computer fitting, dress-designing and beauty treatment.