Nodal Authority for Imparting Skill

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy has said that the Government has implemented the National Policy on Skill Development in 2009 with the target to train 500 million persons by year 2022. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today he said, the 2009 policy is currently being reviewed and a new National Policy on Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is proposed to be finalized in consultation with States and the Central Ministries/Departments concerned, in order to lay down the future roadmap for skilling in the Country including targets and proposed initiatives. Further, the Government has recently set up this Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship to co-ordinate all efforts in the skilling and entrepreneurship landscape.