Bhubaneswar, Nov 24: Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan laid the foundation stone of National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) at Padanpur near Jatni in Odisha's Khordha district on Friday.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, "The upcoming state-of-the-art integrated campus of NSTI will empower the youth of New India by providing them with cutting-edge skills and knowledge required to excel in the 21st century, encourage entrepreneurship, equip master trainers with expertise aligned with current and future industry demands and help realise the vision of Viksit Bharat."

Laid the foundation stone for National Skill Training Institute at Jatni, Bhubaneswar under the #NSTIPlus initiative.

The upcoming state-of-the-art integrated campus of NSTI will empower the youth of #NewIndia by providing them with cutting-edge skills and knowledge required to… pic.twitter.com/EXqDIs2HKg
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) November 24, 2023

According to sources, the NSTI would provide a variety of hybrid skill training programmes, both long and short term, along with advanced diploma programme.

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Odisha's Skill Development & Technical Education Minister Pritiranjan Gharai, Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi, Jatni MLA Suresh Routray, among others, were present on the occasion.

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