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India.com
17-07-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Vande Bharat Massive Update: Meerut-Lucknow train route extended, will now go upto Varanasi, will also stop in..., Ayodhya travel time to be...
New Delhi: The Indian Railways has extended the operations of the Meerut-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express train (22489/22490) upto Varanasi via Shri Ayodhya Dham. According to the reports, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has approved this extension. Additionally, a two-minute halt has been added at Hapur railway station. This move will benefit passengers from Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Shamli, and other nearby districts. The move was taken after a request by Uttar Pradesh Minister of State and Muzaffarnagar Sadar MLA Kapil Dev Agarwal. While making the request, Minister of State Kapil Dev Agarwal highlighted that the people from Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Saharanpur, Shamli, Hapur, Baghpat, and Bulandshahr face considerable difficulties in traveling to Shri Ayodhya Dham and Varanasi, as there is only a direct rail service available from Meerut to Lucknow. Now, the extension of the Meerut-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express will bring massive respite to the people. A new timetable will be announced soon. Kapil Dev Agarwal said that this decision will provide significant relief to passengers and devotees from the region. Additionally, with a two-minute stop in Hapur, travelers from there will also benefit directly. Meerut and Lucknow Vande Bharat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Vande Bharat train between Meerut and Lucknow on August 31, 2024. However, the absence of a stoppage at Hapur railway station left the local residents disappointed. People from the district, including railway passengers, had requested MP Arun Govil, former MP Rajendra Agarwal, and Minister-in-Charge Kapil Dev Agarwal to ensure a stoppage of the train at Hapur. Convenience for Passengers Traveling to Varanasi The extension of the route promises to bring a major relief for the passengers travelling to Varanasi and Ayodhya. After local representatives requested a halt for the train, the Ministry of Railways sought a report from the divisional level regarding the feasibility of the stoppage. This report was then sent to the Ministry. Recently, the Operations and Commercial departments assessed the feasibility of a halt at Hapur. The report was submitted to the Railway Board.
Hindustan Times
15-07-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
World Youth Skill Day: Yogi to inaugurate 2-day skill fair, expo today
The Uttar Pradesh government will celebrate World Youth Skill Day-2025 by organising a two-day fair on skill development and an exhibition, at the Indira Gandhi Pratisthan, here. UP principal secretary, department of vocational education, skill development and entrepreneurship, Hari Om, interacting with mediapersons in Lucknow on Monday (HT Photo) The exposition will highlight all the work done by UP Skill Development Mission (UPSDM) with the aim to showcase youth-driven innovations, especially those leveraging modern technologies such as artificial intelligence, an official said. Addressing the media at UP Skill Development Mission, on Monday, principal secretary, department of vocational education, skill development and entrepreneurship, Hari Om, said that the chief minister will inaugurate the event at 11 am in presence of minister of state (independent charge) for vocational education, skill development and entrepreneurship, Kapil Dev Agarwal. He said the run up to the event has started with employment fairs held in the districts from July 12 to 14. A colourful program will be organized in each district on Tuesday (July 15). The two-day state level program includes three major events like Yuva Kaushal Chaupal, Kaushal Mela and Skill Olympics. In the two-day state level program, 11 selected youth trained and employed from departmental units ITI, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) and UP Skill Development Mission will share their success stories in Yuva Kaushal Chaupal. They who will be honored as Kaushal Youth Icon. More than 100 stalls will be set up in 'Kaushal Mela', where products made by trainees like handicrafts, textiles, healthcare, electronics, smart home devices etc will be displayed. Along with this, soft skill workshops will be organized on topics like CV making, interview skills, spoken English and personality grooming. Competition will be organized for division-wise ITI stalls, out of which the best stalls will be honored at the state level. Through 'Kaushal Olympics', a strong platform is being provided to the technical innovation of the youth. In this, projects and models made by the trainees in areas like Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Drone Technology, HealthTech, Smart Agro and Digital Designing will be displayed. Employment fairs have been organized in all the districts of the state between July 12 and 14, in which local industries and companies were invited and trained youth were given the opportunity of direct appointment. Some 11 youth will also be handed over appointment letters from the stage in the state level program.
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Global fin giant reviews UP's skill development efforts
Lucknow: In its mission to empower youth through skill development and take the state's economy to trillion-dollar target, minister for vocational education and skill development, Kapil Dev Agarwal, on Wednesday met representatives from Deloitte India . Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Reviewing progress of various skill development schemes and discussing future initiatives, Agarwal said govt's focus was on quality training and making youth employable. According to Agarwal, govt planned to combine local needs with modern technology while training youths. Additionally, govt is working with industrial training institutes and Skill Development Mission to launch job-oriented courses that will help young people find employment easily. The minister urged Deloitte representatives to participate in regular meetings for next two years and come up with progress report. Agarwal instructed his team to provide quality training to youth to help them get jobs and earn livelihood. During the meeting, Agarwal said promoting apprenticeships is one of the top priorities and all stakeholders must have effective communication with each other so that there was no dearth of opportunities for youth. He also asked officials to review schemes based on feedback from students, including random calls and field inspections to engage directly with students. The minister suggested that organising programmes and meetings at divisional level will expedite implementation of schemes. For effective monitoring, data on training given to youths, including their trade and mobile numbers, should be recorded on the Skill Mitra portal, he said. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now During the meeting, some of the youths who underwent training were contacted by phone and positive feedback was received about the schemes. Principal secretary, vocational education and skill development, Hariom and director, Skill Development Mission, Pulkit Khare, participated in the meeting.
Time of India
06-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
27k youths to get jobs via skill devpt plan
Lucknow: In a move to provide skill training and employment opportunities to youth, the department of vocational education and skill development on Tuesday signed 22 Letters of Intent (LoIs) with different companies in a one-day academia-industry summit, 'Uttar Pradesh's Path Towards Entrepreneurial Development', organised in this, the UP govt aims to employ close to 27,000 youth in different sectors like tourism and hospitality, healthcare, pharma, automobile, banking and finance. Inaugurating the summit, minister for vocational education, skill development and entrepreneurship Kapil Dev Agarwal said, "Stakeholders, including sector skill council, industry, entrepreneurs, govt and academics, came together to determine the policies in implementation of skill development mission programmes properly."Agarwal said, "UP skill development mission will play an important role in achieving a target of $1 trillion economy. For this, govt is calling upon the industry to increase innovation, investment and participation in skill development." Agarwal said, "We aim to make youth as job creators instead of job seekers." We want our youth to compete at national and international level and also encouraging traditional indigenous industries."He also released the first-of-its-kind magazine 'Hunar Mitra'.Principal Secretary, vocational and skill development, Hariom said, "Industrial establishments, employers and other stakeholders should partner with govt to promote employment generation and economic director Pulkit Khare informed about the companies including Reliable First Edcon Private Limited, Ques Corp, Gacondes Exports, and Saranya Health Service Private Limited, that will train and provide employment to 26,811 panel discussions saw experts laying emphasis on creating awareness among the students about entrepreneurship right at the school level and the participation of industry in the evaluation process. Important suggestions like making skill training programs aspirational and doing internship of trainers were also received from the of Government Industrial Training Institute Barabanki, Gorakhpur and Bulandshahr were also honoured for their excellent performance and five training providers and project implementing agencies doing excellent work were honoured.
Time of India
03-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Entrepreneurship devpt prog for youth
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission under the department of vocational education, skill development and entrepreneurship will host the "Towards Entrepreneurship Development in Uttar Pradesh" programme at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow on Tuesday. Mission director Pulkit Khare said representatives from the industry, prestigious institutions, and training partners (PIA) will gather on one platform during this programme to ensure that youth receive contemporary and demand-based training and can directly connect with employment. This programme strives not only for skill development but also for promoting entrepreneurship. It will establish a synergy between the needs of industries and the capabilities of the youth, opening new avenues for livelihood. Being organised as part of the union govt's Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana , the programme aims to provide free vocational training to impoverished rural youth aged 15 to 35 years (15 to 45 years for women) to make them employable. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software [Click Here] Esseps Learn More Undo Minister of State Kapil Dev Agarwal said: "To connect the state's youth with employment opportunities by providing training aligned with global demands. Programmes like this are a significant initiative towards the vision of Skill India and Employment-Oriented Uttar Pradesh."
