Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) organised one-day consultative workshop, with representatives from States and Union Territories. The workshop was aimed to review skill development across geographies and segments and to seek their suggestions on streamlining the upcoming initiatives. The key thrust of the workshop was to increase the participation of the District Committees for better coordination of the skill efforts in each district and to achieve the broader objectives of the Prime Minister's vision of making India the skill capital of the world.
During the workshop, Vision 2025 was discussed that lays out the key focus areas and ready-to-implement roadmap for promoting skill development and entrepreneurship in country. The aim was to unlock the true potential of youth by making skills aspirational and building sustainable livelihood pathways for them. The State and Union Territory representatives shared their regional perspective on the various aspects of the Skill India Mission including apprenticeship, long term skilling; Sankalp and Strive initiatives; entrepreneurship; short term skilling and the next stage of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), PMKVY 3.0 and the related challenges and opportunities.
The Centre proposed that the District Skill Committees (DSCs) should be further empowered with substantial fund allocation to ensure stringent monitoring and evaluation of skill training under the next phase of PMKVY. Towards this, MSDE has introduced the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF).
The workshop also deliberated on integration of skill development in the plans of Gram Panchayats ensuring last mile connectivity.