In an effort to address a gap in skill development, the Defence Minister inaugurated a new Skill Development Centre (SDC) established at the Indian Institute of Science’s (IISc) Challakere campus in Chitradurga district on Thursday.
The centre, which is a collaboration of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and IISc, is intended to address vital skill development gaps in India. Singh who carried out the inaugural on Thursday remotely, via video conferencing, described knowledge as power and that a skilled workforce is a basic necessity for innovation and creativity.
“The SDC is a sound example of synergistic collaboration between the country’s flagship aerospace giant and the best in class premier academia,” he added.
