Yogi

Govt's Skill Campaign Gets New Energy, Effective Organization of Main

Competitions in Lucknow

Competitions

in 6 Major Skills Concluded in 16 Workshops of 9 Institutions

At

Least Two Best Talents from Each Skill Will Be Selected for Next Phase

Lucknow,

14 Jan (HS): Under the visionary leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath,

the Uttar Pradesh government is continuously taking effective initiatives to

empower the youth of the state with modern, employment-oriented and globally

standardized skills. In this series, the main competitions were successfully

organized in the first phase of the State Level Skill Competition, organized in

Lucknow as an important phase of the India Skills Competition–2026 by the Uttar

Pradesh Skill Development Mission. 451 youths from 18 divisions of the state

participated in the competition and impressively showcased their technical

skills, innovation and efficiency.

Under

the competition, main competitions were organized in 06 major skills including

Electronics, Fashion Technology, CNC Turning, Welding, CNC Milling and Additive

Manufacturing in 16 modern workshops of 09 prominent institutions located in

Lucknow. Participants demonstrated their practical understanding, technical

ability and creativity using state-of-the-art machines and techniques as per

the World Skills standards.

Kapil

Dev Agarwal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Vocational Education,

Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, said that the Yogi government's goal is

not to limit the youth of the state to training only, but to fully prepare them

for national and international competition. The State Level Skill Competition

is becoming a powerful medium to recognize the talent of the youth as well as

to take them to global platforms.

Pulkit

Khare, Director of the Skill Development Mission, informed that special judging

committees have been formed by including representatives from the industry for

fair, transparent and quality evaluation of the competitions. At least two best

talents from each skill will be selected for the next phase of competitions.

The selected talents will represent the state at the national level by

performing excellently in the upcoming phases, while the top performing youths

will also get an opportunity to participate in the World Skills Competition to

be held in Shanghai, China.

He

said that an atmosphere of enthusiasm, confidence and positive competition was

seen among the participants in the competitions organized in all the

institutions, which clearly reflects the increasing faith in skill development

in the state and the success of the Yogi government's policies.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi