Mumbai, April 26 -- Union Minister of Industry and Supply Piyush Goyal on Saturday highlighted the success of a skill development and job centre in Mumbai's Kandivali, which has facilitated 12,400 job placements in just six months of its being in operation.

Goyal mentioned that the centre offers various skill training programmes, and recently, 2,500 people applied for over 5,000 vacancies available.

While addressing the media during the 15th Rozgar Mela, where over 51,000 youth were appointed to various posts in the Central Government, Goyal noted that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has moved from being the 11th largest economy to the 5th largest and expressed his confidence in the country becoming the third...