Skilling helping youth find jobs abroad: Minister

KARNATAKA's youth are stepping onto the global stage, armed not with privilege, but with practical skills, determination, and a renewed sense of purpose.

- Bansy Kalappa @Bengaluru

Thanks to the state's focused efforts in skill development, hundreds of young men and women are securing lucrative jobs abroad, said Medical Education and Skill Development Minister Dr Sharan Prakash Patil.

Over 40 trained as fitters and heavy vehicle drivers through the state's flagship skill development programmes have already found employment in Europe. Many are operating 18-wheel trucks, earning salaries ranging from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 1.9 lakh per month, he said.