India: UP Govt to provide one lakh tablets to skilled workers

Kanpur: The Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to provide one lakh tablets to the skilled workers of the State for free under its Skill Development Mission.

The move will help skilled workers hone their skills further to do better in their jobs, said the UP government.

The Yogi government said it is providing a wide range of services to the people at large on the one hand and the skilled people on the other through web portal sewamitra.up.gov.in, app and call centre 155330.

It is hereby informed that the skilled workers can apply for a job through the portal.

On the instructions of the CM, the Labour Department had done the skill mapping of the migrants returned to the state from other states.

The government's Seva Mitra service in 25 districts aims to employ skilled workers through the Labour Department. A 50-seater call centre has also been set up in this regard.

Kunal Silku, Director, Skill Development Mission, described it as an outstanding service started for the common man.

The facilities available include AC service and repair through portal, app and call centre, appliances repair, car repair and service, carpenter, cleaning and disinfection, electrician, IT hardware and service, nursing plumbing, RO service and repair, barbers.