India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Under the Government of India's Skill India Mission (SIM), the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of skill development centres / institutes etc. under various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), to all the sections of the society across the country, including the state of Rajasthan. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future-ready and equipped with industry-relevant skills.
As per Chapter 1, para 2(p) of the Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2025, published vide notification No. GSR 936 (E) dated 30th December,2025,"skilled occupation" means an occupation which involves skill and competence in its performance through experience on the job or through training as an apprentice in a technical or vocational institute.
Further, as per the latest official estimates of Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by the National Sample Survey (NSS) of Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (PLFS) 2023-24, 4.1 per cent of the person of age 15-59 years have received formal vocational/technical training, while another 30.6 per cent received training through informal sources.
The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), established by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India on 31.07.2008, is a not-for-profit public limited company operating under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 (corresponding to section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013). It was conceived as a unique model through a Public Private Partnership (PPP) and is currently under the aegis of the MSDE. NSDC works with the private sector to promote an industry responsive skilling eco-system and also serves, as required, as an implementation arm across various schemes of the Government of India to further the mandate and vision of the Government of creating a globally competitive skilled workforce.
Some additional initiatives of the Government to promote wage and self-employment include:
This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Shri Jayant Chaudhary in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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