First meeting of sub-group on skill development held in Delhi

The first meeting of the sub-group of Chief Ministers on skill development was held in NITI Aayog, New Delhi, on Saturday.

Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal chaired the meeting of sub-group on skill development. The Chief Ministers of Assam, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh among others attended it.

The meeting discussed various aspects related to promotion of skill development and creation of skilled manpower within the states.

Strengthening the State Skill Development Missions, expanding the outreach of skilling in demographically advantageous states, hilly/ difficult areas, increasing the private sector participation, improving the quality of training, addressing the shortage of trainers, advocacy and awareness generation, improving career guidance, sharing of best practices of states/ UTs were some of the major issues discussed.

It was decided to hold consultations with relevant central ministries and regional consultations with members/other states to obtain inputs for drafting the report.

The sub-group, which consists of 11 Chief Ministers as members, was constituted as per the decision taken in the first meeting of the Governing Council of the NITI Aayog chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier on February 8.