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Odisha dominated the competition skills in India Skills 2021 by winning 23 Gold Medals and 20 Silver Medals

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Bhubaneswar:  24/10/21:The State Government’s “Skilled-in-Odisha” campaign got a further boost as the state swept most of the skills in India Skills 2021 Eastern Region competition held at Patna. Odisha dominated the competition by winning 23 Gold Medals and 20 Silver Medals ahead of other competing states.

The State’s strong contingent of 85 participants, contested 39 skills. The results of the competition were declared in Patna on 23rd  October and 43 youths of Odisha emerged with flying colors.

Apart from this, a walkover was also given to Odisha’s competitors in six skills. A total of 59 competitors including 13 girls will now be competing at the India Skills competition which will be held in Bengaluru in December 2021. Notably, the girls from Odisha have also won medals in skills such as welding and painting, and decorating which are traditionally male-dominated domains. The winners of the India Skills competition will go on to compete in the World Skills Competition to be held in Shanghai China.

A total of 245 youth from eight states/union territory from the east and northeast participated in the competition including wild card / corporate entries. The event was organized by NSDC, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India. Hon’ble Governor of Bihar, Shri Fagu Chauhan presided over the prize distribution ceremony and inspired the winners and participants of the skill competition.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed his happiness and exhorted the winners to continue their hard work to bring laurels to the state and the country at the World Skills level.

Chairman, Odisha Skill Development Authority, Subroto Bagchi, and Minister, Skill Development and Technical Education, Premanand Nayak have also congratulated the winners and wished them for their onward journey to World Skills.  The State has set a mission of   2-3-4 (2 golds, 3 silver, and 4 bronze) for the World Skills Competition.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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