SRINAGAR, July 17 -- A landmark two-day conference aimed at transforming the skilling ecosystem of Jammu & Kashmir commenced today at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC), Srinagar.

The participants, among others, included representatives from the Union Ministry of Education, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE); NITI Aayog; GDI, and senior Administrative Secretaries of the Government of J&K, besides representatives from CII, NSDC, BISAG, SIDBI, NABARD, FICCI, and industrial houses such as Maruti Suzuki Limited, TATA Strive, and J&K Bank. The conference is also being attended by the Director IIT Jammu, Director IIM Jammu, Vice Chancellors of some prominent Universities, along with representative...