Cabinet nod for creation of National Skill Development Agency

In an effort to give a single point focus to skill development intiaitve, government today cleared a proposal to set up of a National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) subsuming other bodies engaged in this initiative.
The Union Cabinet, which met here today, gave its nod to NSDA replacing the Prime Minister's National Council on Skill Development (PMNCSD), the National Skill Development Coordination Board (NSDCB) and the Office of the Adviser to the PM on Skill Development.
It will be located in the Ministry of Finance, said a government statement.
The new skill body will coordinate and harmonise the skill development efforts of the government and the private sector to achieve the targets of the 12th Plan and beyond.

It will also anchor and operationalise the National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) and be the nodal agency for sector skills councils and endeavour to bridge the social, regional, gender and economic divides in skilling.