Minister For Skill Development Nawab Malik Announces IndiaSkills Maharashtra 2021

At a press conference held in Mumbai, Minister for Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship, Nawab Malik announced that the state’s biggest skill competition – IndiaSkills Maharashtra 2021 is preparing the youth to compete for WorldSkills International Competition that will be held in October 2022 in Shanghai, China.

Shri Nawab Malik also said that the Maharashtra State Skill Competition finals, to be held in 45 skill categories, are to be organised from 3 to 5 September at multiple locations across the state.  

Nawab Malik, Minister for Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship, Maharashtra, expressed, “Maharashtra State Skill Competition gives an opportunity to the youth to participate in next year's World Skills Competition in Shanghai (China). The competition has provided a platform for the youth of the state to showcase their skills.  It is encouraging to see that nearly 20,090 youth from all over the state have participated in the competition. Eligible candidates from each stage will be given free training and cash prizes by the government.”  

The state has received tremendous response for the competition this year, witnessing 20,090 registrations from the youth in the age group of 17-25 years, from all 36 districts. This is an increase of over 700 per cent versus the last state skill competition in 2018, which saw 2,400 registrations.  

Maharashtra’s biggest skill competition has been planned in three rounds, beginning from level-1 at district level on 17 August. This round was held at various ITIs and training centres across all the districts. Post the second-level round on 23-24 August, 263 participants have qualified for the state-level competition and are undergoing orientation and skill training as per the international standards.  These finalists will now be competing at the state level finale from 3 to 5 September at various skill training academies/centres in Mumbai, Pune and other cities.  

Nearly 100 winners of the Maharashtra state skill competition will get a chance to participate in the IndiaSkills 2021 regional competition to be held in September-October and later at the IndiaSkills National Competition in December 2021.