The Indian government may revise National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship which was launched in 2015 with an aim to meet the challenges of skilling in India at scale with speed, quality and sustainability.

This proposal was suggested at the second steering committee of the National Skills Development Mission headed by Prime Minister Modi. The plan is to link skilling of the workforce with the government’s new production linked incentive (PLI) scheme.  It will create a pool of skilled persons to boost up manufacturing capacity and standards in select sectors.  This would help attract both domestic and foreign investments and integrate India with global supply chains.

Review of policy should normally be done every five years but due to the pandemic it was deferred.  Low standards and productivity are still some of the challenges since the first policy was launched, an appraisal therefore is imminent.  The government will set up an expert committee to review the policy and is also likely to appoint a national-level institution to assess the impact of the PIL scheme and come up with recommendations to update the current policy or if required form a new policy.

Education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan is of the opinion that skill development and education should be treated as one subject and should be worked upon accordingly.

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https://in.news.yahoo.com/central-govt-revamp-national-policy-111604959.html

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