The Yuva Udyoga Sethu portal launch at the Bengaluru Skill Summit on November 4, 2026. Photo: Karnataka Chief Minister’s Office.
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar launched Yuva Udyoga Sethu, a unified skill development and employment portal developed by the Karnataka Skill Development Corporation, at the Bengaluru Skill Summit on November 4.
The launch took place at the second edition of the summit, organised around the theme “Workforce 2030: Scale, Systems, Synergy”. Shivakumar also felicitated Karnataka’s medal winners and participants who represented India at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026.
Yuva Udyoga Sethu and Karnataka’s skills agenda
The Chief Minister’s Office said the summit brought together government, industry, academic institutions and international partners to strengthen the state’s skills ecosystem and create opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship.
Shivakumar said the government wanted young people to become job creators, innovators and entrepreneurs. He highlighted stronger institutions, vocational education, partnerships with industry and lifelong learning as priorities for preparing the workforce.
The government has framed the Karnataka State Skill Policy 2025–32 and constituted a Vision Group for Skill Development chaired by Mindtree co-founder Subroto Bagchi. Skill Development Minister Sharanprakash R Patil, minister Priyank Kharge and senior officials attended the summit.
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