Lucknow, July 15 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has been continuously taking effective initiatives to make youths self-reliant by connecting them with employment and self-employment through skill development.

In this sequence, on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day-2026, the Chief Minister felicitated 11 youths who had received training under the Skill Development Mission and ITIs at a felicitation ceremony held at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow.

The youths beamed with happiness after receiving the honour from the Chief Minister. Some of them also shared their inspiring stories of struggle, success and becoming self-reliant before the Chief Minister.

Rajrani stated, "My father has passed away and my mother is suffering from can...