IndiaSkills Nationals Competition to witness 400 participants

Skill development minister Dharmendra Pradhan Tuesday inaugurated IndiaSkills Nationals Competition 2018, which will witness over 400 participants from different states and union territories.

The participants will showcase their talent and compete in 45 skills.

Winners will be felicitated at the closing ceremony on October 6 and will undergo best-in-class industry training for the WorldSkills International Competition in Kazan, Russia in August 2019.

Pradhan said that innovation and technology are going to play a major role in shaping the future of jobs, and Skill India has taken several initiatives to train youth in emerging areas.