Lucknow, June 19 -- Subhas P Gupta, ambassador of India to Suriname, visited the Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission (UPSDM) headquarters in Lucknow on Wednesday during his visit to Uttar Pradesh. On this occasion, he held an in-depth discussion with mission officials regarding the evolving landscape of skill development in the state, a spokesperson said.

Gupta said that there is a high global demand for skilled youth from the state. He specifically mentioned that the demand for trained youth is rapidly increasing in Suriname's oil and gas sector and suggested offering virtual courses to make training more accessible and widespread.

He noted that Uttar Pradesh's youth can be trained in line with global demands to secure better emplo...