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Bengaluru: The third India skills regional competition began here on Thursday with about 300 candidates from 14 states participating in 36 skills, including aircraft maintenance, floristry, mobile robotics, fashion technology, welding, graphic design, web designing, cooking, jewellery and beauty therapy among others. “As Bengaluru has been at the forefront of skill development, it is hosting the regional contest to provide the youth a platform to showcase their skills at the global level,” said NSDC Executive Director Jayant Krishna. Union Minister of State for Skill Development and entrepreneurship Anant Kumar Hegde will felicitate winners of the competition on Saturday after the 3-day contest. Organised by the Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, winners from the three-day event will move to nationals to compete with winners from other regional contests and get a chance to represent India at World Skills 2019 at Kazan in Russia. “The contest is being held to promote world-class standards in vocational education and training by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) of the ministry,” said 2017 World Skills silver medalist Mohit Dudeja at the event..