Skill development mission

1. By : Soni (1410)
Alish (1440)
Gagan (1450)
Isha Rani (1458)

2. Background
Skill India is an initiative of the
Government of India which has been
launched to empower the youth of the
country with skill sets which make
them more employable and more
productive in their work environment.
Our National Skill Mission is chaired
by the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri
Narendra Modi himself.
India is a country today with 65% of its youth in the working age group.
If ever there is a way to reap this demographic advantage, it has to be through
skill development of the youth so that they add not only to their personal
growth, but to the country’s economic growth as well.

3. The majority of India’s vast population is of working age. Urgent and effective
action to Skill India is needed to capture the demographic potential of India’s
youth. Based on data from the 68th Round of NSSO, it is estimated that only
4.69 percent of India’s total workforce has undergone formal skill training,
compared with 52 percent in the USA, 68 percent in the UK, 75 percent in
Germany, 80 percent in Japan and 96 percent in South Korea.
Despite efforts to hasten and scale up skilling through the creation of the
National Skill Development Fund (NSDF) in 2009, the launch of the National
skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in the same year, and creation of the
National Skill Development Agency (NSDA )in 2013, progress to date has been
sporadic.

4. India continues to face a skilling challenge of vast proportions. Based on the
Census 2011 and NSSO (68th Round) data, it is estimated that 104 million fresh
entrants to the workforce will require skill training by 2022, and 298 million of the
existing workforce will require additional skill training over the same time period.
Acknowledging the formidable scale of this challenge, the government has notified
the creation of the first dedicated Department of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship on 31st July, 2014, which became a full-fledged Ministry on 9th
Nov, 2014, with NSDA, NSDC and NSDF under its purview. Further, the Training
and Apprenticeship verticals, comprising of the entire network of Industrial
Training Institutes (ITIs) and Apprenticeship Training schemes, were transferred
from the Ministry of Labour and Employment to Ministry of Skill Development
and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) on 16th April, 2015. These changes have paved the
way for a new skilling ecosystem, with closer coordination across the public and
private sectors.

5. Scheme and Procedure
Press information Bureau, govt of India (cabinet) has given the following
scheme and procedure for NSDM.
The mission will have a three-tiered high powered decision making structure.
At its apex, the mission’s governing Council, Chaired by Prime Minister, will
provide overall guidance and policy direction. The steering committee,
chaired by Mission’s activities in line with the direction set by the Governing
council.
The Mission Directorate with Secretary, Skill Development as Mission
Director, will ensure implementation, Co-ordination and convergence of
skilling activities across Central Ministries/Departments and State
Governments.
The Mission will also run select sub-missions in high priority areas. Further,
the NSDA, NSDC and the Directorate of Training will functions under the
overall guidance of the mission.
The ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) provides a
natural home for the Mission, organically linking all three decision making
levels and facilitating to all central Ministries/Department and State
Governments.
According to P.M., NSDM gives a strong framework to implement skill
development activities across India.

6. Objectives of NSDM
• Opportunities for life long learning
• Matching Demand With Trainer’s
Aspirations
• Re-skilling and Up-skilling workers
• Standards for skill training
• Creation of High Skilled workforce
• Establishing High quality Teacher Training
Institutions

7. Objectives of NSDM
• Leveraging Existing Infrastructure
• Overseas Employment
• Credit Transfer System
• Co-ordination among Institutions
• Support to Disadvantage
• Creating of Social Awareness
• Maintenance of National Database

8. Organisational Structure
• NSDM consists three tiered structure
Prime Minister
(Governing Council)
Minister In charge
(Steering Committee)
Mission Directorate

9. Sub-Missions
The sub –missions involved under the national skill development
mission. The mission also runs select submissions in high priority
areas. The mission include
• Institutional Training
• Infrastructure
• Convergence
• Trainers
• Overseas Employment
Institutional training

10. APPROACHES
Skill development Is shared responsibility Of
Government, employees And individual workers with
NGOs community based
Organization. Skill India Programme goes along with
Make in India Campaign The mission areas has four
Thrust Areas
• To Address key Obstacles
• To align supply and demand
• Opportunities For key disadvantages
• To Entrepreneurship Domain

11. Target Groups
There is a Target to provide
skill training to 2.4 million
youths under “PRADHAN
MANTRI KAUSHAL VIKAS
YOJANA”.
60% of the training would be
done through the “MINISTRY
OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT &
ENTERPRENEURSHIP”
REST would be done through
20 other Ministries
/Departments of the
Government of India.

12. The implications of the skilling activities under
the mission will be as per the budget provisions
of various schemes under their respective
heads of account.
The administrative expenses of the
mission will be borne out from the budget
of Ministry of Skill Development &
Entrepreneurship.
The IFD of the ministry will function as the finance wing
of the mission.

13. Conclusion
Education opens the door to lead a life of liberty but skill makes
that liberty meaningful by allowing one to achieve prosperity .
In case of India, the country’s population pyramid is expected to
bulge across 15-59 age groups over the next decade.
National Skill Development Mission will make the India the skill
capital of the world.
Domestic labour force will also be upgraded through short term
skill training programmes.