India, Feb. 6 -- justify;">Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday chaired a high-level review meeting on skill development and forward linkages at the Secretariat, stressing the need to provide demand-driven skills, assured employment and better wages to the youth of Uttarakhand.

The meeting reviewed the progress of skill development initiatives and examined ways to connect trained youth with employment opportunities through effective forward linkages. Despite a steady rise in the number of ITIs, technical institutions and trained youth in the state, concerns were raised over gaps in placement and the availability of satisfactory wages.

The Chief Minister noted that while industries often struggle to find skilled workers such as ...