Patnaik broadcasts money incentives for profitable medal at World Skills Competition

By PTI

BHUBANESHWAR: The Odisha authorities introduced money incentives for individuals of the state for profitable medals within the World Skills Competition to be held in Shanghai China in October this yr.

The announcement was made by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday whereas felicitating the winners of the India Skills Competition.

Students the state have gotten 59 medals on the India Skills Competition 2021 which was held in New Delhi in January 2022.

“Winning is a habit, so is excellence. I believe our children have now formed the habit to excel, to compete with the best in the world and win,” Patnaik stated.

He stated Odisha will put the very best assets obtainable in direction of coaching the winners as they undergo the gruelling preparations for the World Skills Competition.

He stated that from this version onwards, the gold medal winner within the World Skill competitions will get an award of Rs 1 crore, the silver medalist will get Rs 50 lakh and the bronze medalist will get Rs 25 lakh.

The establishment which nurtures the gold medal winner will get Rs 5 crore for establishing the Biju Patnaik Centre of Excellence, he stated.

Congratulating the rivals the chief minister stated Odisha stood first within the India Skills competitors held in January 2022 with 59 medals in whole.

He congratulated all of the winners, their mother and father, their coaches, establishments and trade companions for this nice achievement.

He additionally thanked the National Skill Development Corporation for the help.

Patnaik additional stated that these medals come from conventional expertise to the most recent in expertise proving the vary and flexibility of our girls and boys.

In standing with our dedication to selling ladies in technical training, ladies have introduced the state nationwide honours in areas which might be historically male-dominated.

The chief minister stated that Odisha labored for a time when individuals would ask our boys, ladies whether or not they’re simply expert or skilled-in-Odisha.

The endeavour obtained its first appreciation when Aswath Narayan from Odisha introduced India its first ever gold within the subject of water expertise within the final version of the World Skills Competition held in Kazan in 2018.

The CM stated “we have made skilling aspirational for the youth and it is at the core of all that we do in the area of “skilling”.

The World Skill Centre in Bhubaneswar, arrange with ITEES Singapore because the information accomplice, stands as a towering testomony of our dedication in direction of the youth of Odisha, he added.

Odisha Skills Development Authority chairman Subrato Bagchi stated that the winners of India Skills come from the underside most strata of society which displays the aspirational outlook of all the state.

He stated what the chief minister has finished for hockey, the identical might be achieved in expertise too.

Minister for Skill Development and Technical Education Premananda Nayak outlined the efforts of his division for realizing the desires of Odisha in expertise.

The chief minister felicitated Santosh Ojha, a gold medalist in cabinet making, Sona Behera, gold winner in portray, Swati Kumari and Nausin Nigar gold medalists in Robotic system Integration within the India Skills competitors.

They acquired certificates and money awards.