In order to foster a healthy spirit of competition and improve the aspiration level of the trainees and trainers of all Government ITIs, the Odisha Skill Development Authority (OSDA) launched a two-day sports and cultural meet “ITI Fest 2018”, here on Saturday.
Inaugurating the event, Planning and Convergence, Skill Development and Technical Education Minister Usha Devi highlighted the Government’s effort to provide opportunity and platform to the youth of Odisha for their overall development and showcase their talent.
OSDA Chairman Subroto Bagchi said the Government is committed to provide opportunity to the youths for competing at the world level.
Department Secretary Sanjay Kumar Singh advised ITI trainees to participate in State-level competition of India Skills 2018 in big way and work hard two fetch laurels at World Kkills 2019 for self and the State. Technical Education Director Balwant Singh was present. Around 700 trainees participated.