Priyank Kharge
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IT-BT, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday announced that the government was open to set up an inclusive incubator for skilling, re-skilling and up-skilling of the differently abled.
The minister extended an open invitation for industries which are interested in joining hands.
He was speaking at the interactive session organised at the Bengaluru Skill Summit-2025.
“Why don’t we start an inclusive incubator and centre of excellence to skill up the specially abled? We have the Bengaluru Tech Summit starting from November 18, can I get a proposal on this before 15?,” he asked industry representatives present at the summit.
He said the departments of women and child development, information technology and skill development should come together and work this out.
“We no longer pitch Karnataka as an investment destination. We are unique because we position ourselves as a skill capital and knowledge destination. We can’t promise everybody employment, but we can make them employable,” he said.