Skill is Timeless, Says PM Modi on World Youth Skills Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that skill is timeless and that makes anyone different from others adding that skill is something which we gift ourselves which grows with experience.

Addressing the nation's youth on World Youth Skills Day which marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of the Skill India Mission. PM Modi said that skill is timeless, it keeps getting better with time. He said that the skill is unique and it makes one different from others.

"I extend my best wishes to youngsters on World Youth Skill Day today. During this time of coronavirus pandemic, along with work culture, the nature of job has also changed and the ever-changing new technology has also been affected, but youth is gaining new skills in the changing times," Modi said. 

Extending his best wishes to youngsters on World Youth Skill Day, he said that the nature of job has changed and the ever changing new technology has also been affected during this time of coronavirus pandemic but the youth is gaining new skills in the changing times.

"People ask me that in these times when businesses and markets are changing so fast, how should we stay relevant. This question is even more important during this COVID-19 pandemic. Mantra to be relevant is to skill, reskill and upskill," PM Modi said.

The Prime Minister also spoke on how one's skills make them self-reliant and can take them to great heights even in these hard times. "Learning new skills, reskilling and upgrading one's skills are the demands of the times we are living in," he said.

The Prime Minister said that hundreds of skill development centers are being established across the country, adding that more than 5 crore people have undergone skill development in these centers.