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    • Employment, skill development get another spending boost in FY26

      Last year, a Moneycontrol analysis showed that the labour and skill development ministries of the government will over the next five years spend nearly double of what they disbursed in the previous decade

    • Raghuram Rajan advocates service-led growth, human capital development to secure India's economic future

      Raghuram Rajan also underscored the importance of job creation, particularly through the development of skills and called for greater collaboration between industry and training institutions to ensure that people have the skills needed to be employable.

    • Labour and skill ministries' spend to double from previous decade

      A major boost is expected to go towards skill development, where spending over the next half a decade is expected to 5.2 times higher than what was spent between FY16 and FY24

    • Karnataka Skill Development Corp sends 94 candidates to Slovakia for high-paying jobs

      The candidates, comprising graduates of BE, diploma holders, and those trained in ITI and other vocational courses, underwent rigorous preparation facilitated by KSDC.

    • NSDC inaugurates Skill India Centre in Odisha’s Bhadrak

      The centre will impart training to the students by seamlessly integrating academic knowledge with practical, hands-on experience across job roles.

    • NSDCI and Deakin University launch Global Job Readiness Program

      The project envisions enhancing the capabilities of the country’s talent pool in industry-relevant skills that cater for the demands of the global job market and international industries.

    • Karnataka to recover Rs 75 cr from 8 firms for failure in imparting skill education despite aid

      Karnataka Minister for Medical Education, Skill Development, and Livelihood, Dr Sharan Prakash Patil said action will be taken against Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) violating Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana norms.

    • Andhra Pradesh Skill Development Corporation scam case: Court extends Chandrababu's judicial remand till October 5

      The order came after a team of Andhra Pradesh Police CID officials today concluded its two-day interrogation of Naidu in the Skill Development Corporation scam case at Rajamahendravaram Central Prison.

    • PM meets Chanel CEO Leena Nair; discusses ways to enhance skill development among artisans

      The Prime Minister congratulated Nair for her success and invited Chanel to explore investment opportunities and collaboration potential in India, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a press release.

    • TeamLease Edtech launches work-integrated degree platform

      Digivarsity, which has been dubbed India's first AI-powered work-integrated degree and career discovery platform, aims to “revolutionise” higher education in India and empower students with the workplace skills

    • US, India launch working group on education and skill development

      Held in a hybrid format, the first meeting of the US-India Education and Skills Development Working Group was hosted by the State Department's Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asia, Donald Lu, here along with the Ministry of Education's Joint Secretary of International Cooperation, Neeta Prasad in New Delhi.

    • TSSC partners with SBI Card for placement-linked skill development courses for women

      Under this partnership, Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) has launched a telecom centre of excellence (CoE) at the Government College for Girls Gurugram under a CSR initiative for women empowerment.

    • Centre making efforts to connect startups to govt ecosystem: Union minister Chandrasekhar

      The Centre is making efforts to connect Indian startups with the government ecosystem so that its procurement requirements can be met with their innovative solutions, Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar said here on Sunday.

    • Need trainers in huge numbers to impart skill to 50 crore people: Skill Development Secretary

      Speaking at the occassion, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan called for focusing on standardisation of trainers and finding of demands in both domestic and world markets for skilled people.

    • Economic revival? Focus on skilling India’s working age population

      India’s demographic dividend does not offer an automatic advantage. Timely policy intervention is required, especially in addressing the skill deficit and the skill gap 

    • India can have 500-600 large tech companies in 3-5 years: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

      There are close to 25-30 such companies currently and Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MoS for IT and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship said the growth and potential opportunity is "possible"

    • Training, placement of rural youth plunges in FY21

      Fewer takers for Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana even after migrant workers returned to villages

    • Skill ministry announces rollout of fellowship programme in all districts

      Fellows under MGNF will acquire academic expertise and technical competency in understanding the overall skill ecosystem along with being attached to District Skill Committees.

    • GST hurting skill development as workers, industries shy away due to steep rate: Report

      Most vocational or professional training programmes are already expensive

    • PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana trains 72L individuals, places 51L since launch: Govt

      Part of the government's Skill India Mission launched in 2015, PMKVY trains youth in employable skills

    • India's window to make most of young workforce dwindling: Report

      In a little over 20 years, India’s labour force is likely to face a similar fate to that of China. home to an ageing society.

    • Agriculture, skill development ministries ink training pact for KVKs

      "About 40 per cent of the country's workforce is linked to agricultural knowledge activities. The government aims to double farmers' income," Union Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said.

    • Should not miss industrial revolution this time: Dharmendra Pradhan

      The Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister said that four key stakeholders - centre, states, NGOs and civil society - needs to work together in the area of skill development.

    • MoU signed for skill development in Jammu

      The Bari Brahmana Industrial Association signed the MoU with Orion Edutech for providing skilled manpower in the fields of foods and beverages, banking and finance, retail sales associate and other services, an official spokesman said. The MoU was signed yesterday in the presence of state industries and commerce minister Chander Parkash Ganga, the spokesman said.

    • Strength of Indian economy lies in its diversity: CII

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