Srinagar, Aug. 23 -- The initiatives of the Technical Education and Skill Development, to Skill the students and youth of Ladakh, have been honoured with the CIPS Innovation Award 2024 for Ladakh's pioneering efforts in integrating skills with education.

The Union Territory of Ladakh has achieved a proud milestone with its flagship skilling initiative, "Ladakh Skill and Education Forge", launched under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 by the Ladakh Skill Development Mission and Higher Education Department. The initiative has been recognised with the CIPS Innovation Award 2024 in the Education Sector.

The award was presented in a ceremony held in Srinagar on August 22, 2025, where Dr. Javed Mohammad Iqbal, UT Nodal Officer (Skill...