Skill Development Programmes

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy has said that there are over 20 Ministries/Departments engaged in skill development activities through various schemes/programmes. As per information available with National Skill Development Corporation, 76.37 lakh persons were trained under the schemes/programmes during 2013-14.

In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today Shri Rudy said, the Government had constituted a high level Committee on Dovetailing/Rationalization of Central Government Schemes on Skill Development. The Committee has submitted its report. On the basis of the report and the inputs/feedback received from the stakeholders, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is framing the Common Norms for Skill Development Schemes implemented by Government of India.