Skills development ministry will soon roll out a detailed and ready-to-implement road map for taking skilling to another level as Prime Minister Narendra Modi envisions making India the skills capital of the world. The ministry will hold a day-long meeting with representatives of all states and union territories, seeking their views on strengthening the skilling ecosystem in the country.
The ministry is likely to seek inputs from states on critical issues like apprenticeship training and long-term skilling, entrepreneurship, new version of Pradhna Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) besides, SANKALP AND STRIVE, following which the roadmap will be firmed up.
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The government spends nearly Rs. 15,000 crore on skilling through different schemes scattered across 20 different ministries. This is topped up with matching contribution from states, taking the total spend on skilling to Rs. 30,000 crore annually and hence the focus on nudging states to undertake skilling.
Source: Economic Times
