Gandhinagar, Aug. 22 -- With the Statue of Unity, the world's tallest statue, and various tourism attractions developed around it, Ekta Nagar is today emerging as an important tourist destination for visitors from across India and abroad. Along with tourism development, skill development and employment-oriented activities are also being encouraged to connect local people, particularly the youth, with the mainstream of development.

With the objective of achieving this, various short-term skill development training programmes are organised for local youth at the Ekta Skill Development Centre with the support and guidance of the Statue of Unity Area Development and Tourism Governance Authority (SoUADTGA). The Centre is making efforts to pro...