Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is a Ministry of Government of India set up on 9 November 2014 to coordinate all skill development efforts across the country.[2] Industrial training, apprenticeship and other skill development responsibilities were transferred from the Ministry of Labour and Employment to this newly made ministry on 16 April 2015.[3] It aims to remove the disconnect between demand and supply of skilled manpower, to build the new skills and innovative thinking not only for existing jobs but also for jobs that are to be created.
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Annual budget | ₹3,400 crore (US$480 million) (2018-19 est.)[1] |
| Ministers responsible | |
| Website | www www |
Ministers
| No. | Name | Term of office | Political Party | Prime Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarbananda Sonowal (MoS, Independent Charge Department of Skill Development) |
26 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 | Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance) |
Narendra Modi | |
| 2 | Rajiv Pratap Rudy (MoS, Independent Charge) |
9 November 2014 | 3 September 2017 | |||
| 3 | Dharmendra Pradhan | 3 September 2017 | 30 May 2019 | |||
| 4 | Mahendra Nath Pandey | 31 May 2019 | ||||
Organizations
The Ministry is in charge of providing and facilitating skill development initiatives and training infrastructure with the following institutions.[4]
- Director General of Training (formerly the Directorate General of Training & Employment, Ministry of Labour and Employment)
- National Skill Development Corporation
- National Skill Development Agency
- National Skill Development Fund
Schemes
- Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
- UDAAN, a Special Industry Initiative for J&K
See also
References
- "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- "mission booklet.cdr" (PDF). Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- "National Skill Development Mission | Prime Minister of India". Pmindia.gov.in. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- Cabral, Clement; Dhar, Rajib Lochan (25 June 2019). "Skill development research in India: a systematic literature review and future research agenda". Benchmarking: An International Journal. doi:10.1108/BIJ-07-2018-0211. ISSN 1463-5771.
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