Srinagar, May 10 -- Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Saturday stressed the need to equip students with modern skills and training for future-ready jobs to ensure sustainable livelihood opportunities and overall youth empowerment.

He made these remarks during visits to various Government Polytechnic Colleges and Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in Srinagar to assess academic activities, infrastructure, and facilities being provided under different skill development programmes.

During the visit, the Deputy Chief Minister inspected Government Polytechnic College, Gogji Bagh; Government Polytechnic College for Women, Bemina; and ITI Bemina. He reviewed the functioning of the institutions, ongoing training programmes, laborat...