The second anniversary of Skill India mission will focus on quality and regional balance
On the occasion of World Youth Skills day Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) celebrated the second anniversary of Skill India Mission. 100 GST training centres, 51 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras and 100 Yoga training centres were inaugurated.
Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of State ( I/C) MSDE said that Skill India is a hallmark mission. “India has always been an artisan-based economy for the last 5000 years that sustained livelihoods. We have always had weavers, potters, metallurgy, farmers and gardeners. But with the British rule, the country learnt the art of rulers,” he shared. He stressed on the need to go back to the roots and find our natural skills which will make us more efficient in our work.
Talking about the upcoming schemes and programmes he said, “This year we will be focusing extensively on quality and seeking regional balance so that maximum number of people can reap the benefit and add to their personal and the country’s economic growth. We are committed to the vision of our Prime Minister with full passion, integrity and commitment to make it into a success.”
MSDE announced a national training Programme to certify GST practitioners under its flagship scheme of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). This would facilitate the country’s transition to the new tax regime seamless and convenient. Total 100 GST training centres across the nation were launched along with the training curriculum.
The event also witnessed the distribution of certificates for short-term/Recognition of Prior learning (RPl) certificates to candidates trained under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). To keep up with the changing competitive world, new accreditation and affiliation guidelines for ITIs were also released. MSDE also launched Takshashila – a portal for trainers and assessors that would rack their training life-cycle and would function as the central repository of information concerning the development of their quality benchmarks in the Indian skill eco-system.