New Delhi, Nov. 8 -- Indian Plumbing Skills Council (IPSC) has partnered with HSIL Ltd, the makers of Hindware brand of plumbing products, to create a plumbing lab at the State Institute of Plumbing Technology (SIPT-ITI) at Pattamundai in Kendrapada, Odisha. The new lab marks Skill India's "successful" partnership with corporate India to boost skilling in the plumbing sector as part of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Skill India' Mission and is expected to impact an estimated 10,000 beneficiaries in Odisha, IPSC said in a statement.

"Odisha has always been known worldwide for its skills and workforce, especially the plumbing community which is now working across geographies. Odisha's youth has great potential and the right aptitude for...