The National Council on Skill Development will be chaired by the Prime Minister and would consist of Ministers of Human Resource Development, Finance, Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises, Rural Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Labour and Employment and Chairperson of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council.
Six experts, in the area of skill development, have been included in the Council. They are management guru Dr. C.K. Prahlad; Infosys co-founder Mr. Nandan Nilekani; Smt. Laila Tayabjithe founder of crafts NGO Dastakaar; Smt. Renana Jhabwala, coordinator of the Self Employed Womens Association (SEWA); NIIT co-founder Mr Rajendra Pawar and HR expert and TeamLease Founder Manish Sabharwal.
Principal Secretary to Prime Minister would be the Member Secretary of the Council.
The Council is at the apex of a three-tier structure and would be concerned with vision setting and laying down core strategies. The Council would be assisted by the National Skill Development Coordination Board chaired by the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission which will coordinate action for skill development both in the public and the private sector.
To promote private sector action for skill development, an institutional arrangement in the form of a non-profit corporation called the National Skill Development Corporation is being set up by the Ministry of Finance. The Chairperson of the National Skill Development Corporation, a non-profit corporation to be set up by the Ministry of Finance would also be a Member of the Council.
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The National Council on Skill Development will be chaired by the Prime Minister and would consist of Ministers of Human Resource Development, Finance, Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises, Rural Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Labour and Employment and Chairperson of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council.
Six experts, in the area of skill development, have been included in the Council. They are management guru Dr. C.K. Prahlad; Infosys co-founder Mr. Nandan Nilekani; Smt. Laila Tayabjithe founder of crafts NGO Dastakaar; Smt. Renana Jhabwala, coordinator of the Self Employed Womens Association (SEWA); NIIT co-founder Mr Rajendra Pawar and HR expert and TeamLease Founder Manish Sabharwal.
Principal Secretary to Prime Minister would be the Member Secretary of the Council.
The Council is at the apex of a three-tier structure and would be concerned with vision setting and laying down core strategies. The Council would be assisted by the National Skill Development Coordination Board chaired by the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission which will coordinate action for skill development both in the public and the private sector.
To promote private sector action for skill development, an institutional arrangement in the form of a non-profit corporation called the National Skill Development Corporation is being set up by the Ministry of Finance. The Chairperson of the National Skill Development Corporation, a non-profit corporation to be set up by the Ministry of Finance would also be a Member of the Council.
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The Government has constituted the Prime Ministers National Council on Skill Development. The Council will be an apex body that will guide activities for skill development in the country. The announcement was made by the Government of India on July 3.