October 19, 2026 03:05 pm (IST)
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"Union govt leaving no stone unturned to upgrade the skills of youth"
Kolkata/New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): Citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s overarching vision for skilling India's youth on a massive scale, Sunil Arora, the newly appointed Secretary, Department of Skill Development and entrepreneurship, on Thursday said that the Union Government is leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to harness the potentiality of the youth of India by imparting/upgrading their skills and giving a fillip to the spirit of enterprise amongst them.
“Skilling India is a nation building exercise and has been accorded the highest priority by Government of India. The movement has the power and purpose to unite the whole nation as one. Achieving the target of skilling 500 million by 2022 will also help in meeting the inclusivity agenda of this government by benefiting citizens across the country,” said Arora during this first visit to National Skill Development Corporation’s headquarters in New Delhi today.
Arora, who took charge as India’s first Skills and Entrepreneurship Secretary on Sept 2, met with the senior management of NSDC to get a first-hand understanding of the challenges and opportunities in the country’s skilling eco-system.
NSDC has been spearheading the private sector’s role in skilling India since 2010.
The Corporation has skilled over 2 million people till date and targets to skill 150 million youth in the country by 2022.
Arora was briefed on NSDC’s role and the significant contribution of the private sector in achieving the skilling targets.
“Both NSDC and the skilling ecosystem in the country have been given a major impetus with the creation of Department of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. We look forward to working with the first Secretary of the Department very closely”, said Dilip Chenoy, MD & CEO, NSDC.
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