India creates history with Shweta Ratanpura from Maharashtra becoming the first woman to win a medal at the World Skills event. She won a bronze medal in graphic designing.
The contingent won four medals and 15 medallions of excellence at the World Skills Kazan 2019. India now ranks in the 13 positions out of 63 countries that participated in the international skilling event.
The winner Team India won a blazing gold medal in water technology, a silver medal in web technologies and two bronze medals in jewelry and graphic designing.
“Blazing a trail of glory for India at the global stage, the 48- member Indian team returned with the best-ever finish at the WorldSkills International Competition 2019 in Kazan, Russia by winning 19 medals of excellence,” says skills development ministry.