LUCKNOW, Sept. 20 -- The Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission has mapped local industries and priority sectors across every district in the state, a spokesperson said. The aim is to connect youth with employment opportunities and ensure the availability of skilled manpower for industries.

This initiative is being seen as a major step toward making the state's youth skilled and making jobs available for them at the local industries itself, according to a press release.

UP Skill Development Mission talked to district authorities to identify 5 major sectors of each district. These are the sectors with maximum number of industries in the district and provide for maximum employment in that district.

For example, emphasis has been placed ...