Day: September 8, 2026

Project Praveen Emerges as New Launchpad for Youth Skills in Uttar Pradesh

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh is emerging as one of the country’s leading states in skill development, with the state government’s flagship Project Praveen showing encouraging results in preparing young people for future technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI). Launched under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the initiative seeks to bridge the digital divide between rural and urban youth by introducing technology-oriented skill development at the school level. As part of the programme, nearly 50,000 students participated in the state-level assessment for the four-hour “AI for All” course conducted by the…

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Over 3,000 Sarvodaya School Students to Receive Job-Oriented Skill Training Under Project Praveen

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: More than 3,000 students of Jai Prakash Narayan Sarvodaya Schools run by the Social Welfare Department of Uttar Pradesh will soon receive vocational and employment-oriented skill training alongside their regular school education under the state government’s ‘Project Praveen’. The Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission has set a target of training more than 3,000 students during the financial year 2026-27. The responsibility has been assigned to 31 training provider institutions, which have been directed to establish and get their training centres approved, register students and form batches within the prescribed…

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Major Women’s Job Fair to Be Held at ITI Lucknow on September 11

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: A major employment and placement drive for women and young women will be organised at Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Aliganj, Lucknow, on September 11, 2026, offering job opportunities across manufacturing, insurance and tailoring sectors. Four prominent companies — Hero MotoCorp, Hindustan Unilever, SBI Life Insurance and Almas Exports and Imports Pvt Ltd — will participate in the recruitment drive. The selection process will include both campus placements and walk-in interviews for eligible candidates. Kapil Dev Agarwal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Vocational Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship,…

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