Lucknow, 18

March (HS): Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Vocational Education,

Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Kapil Dev Agarwal inaugurated the 'Maha

Rojgar Mela-2026', which will provide job opportunities to thousands of youth. Digital

platforms called 'Kaushal Drishti', 'Kaushal Darpan' and 'Kaushal Dost' were

launched to promote skill development.

'Kaushal

Drishti' is a mobile application that monitors training centres in real time,

'Kaushal Darpan' is an AI-based dashboard that integrates information related

to skill development, and 'Kaushal Dost' is a chatbot that provides instant

assistance to users. Minister Agarwal motivated the youth to develop skills,

confidence and effective communication skills. He also advised the youth to be

patient about their career and avoid leaving the job without a better

opportunity. The government's aim is to make the youth not job seekers but

employment generating entrepreneurs.

The Uttar

Pradesh government is providing training in cutting-edge areas such as

robotics, drones, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, solar energy and

electric vehicles. Presently around 350 ITI's are operational, out of which 22

new ITI's have become operational and 30 more ITI's are planned to be started

in the next session. The job fair implemented a QR code-based system for

digital registration, and conducted a selection process for over 15,000 vacant

posts, with around 2,500 youth expected to get employment. Preference was given

to persons with disabilities, women and candidates from the 'Zero Poverty'

category.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi