The
Prime Minister's National Council on Skill Development was constituted
on 1st July 2008 in pursuance of the decision of the Cabinet at
its meeting held on 15th May 2008 on "Coordinated Action
for Skill Development and setting up of the National Skill Development
Corporation",
Composition
The composition of the National
Council on Skill Development is as follows:-
1)
Prime Minister
- Chairperson
2)
Minister of Human Resource Development
- Member
3)
Finance Minister
- Member
4)
Minister of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises -
Member
5)
Minister of Rural Development
- Member
6)
Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation -
Member
7)
Minister of Labour and Employment
- Member
8)
Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
- Member
9)
Chairperson, National Manufacturing
- Member
Competitiveness Council
10)
Chairperson of the National Skill Development
- Member
Corporation
11)
Dr. C.K. Prahlad
- Experts in
the area of Skill Development
12)
Mr. Nandan Nilekani
- do -
13)
Mr. Manish Sabharwal
- do -
14)
Smt LailaTayabji
- do -
15)
Smt. Renana Jhabwala
- do -
16)
Shri Rajendra Pawar
- do -
17)
Principal Secretary to PM
- Member Secretary
The
Committee is serviced by the Prime Minister’s Office, which may
obtain assistance as required from any Ministry/Department/Agency
Government.
Charter
The
Council is at the apex of a three-tier structure and would be
concerned with vision setting and laying down core strategies. The
Council would be assisted by the National Skill Development Coordination
Board chaired by the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission which will
coordinate action for skill development both in the public and the
private sector.
To
promote private sector action for skill development, an institutional
arrangement in the form of a non-profit corporation called the National
Skill Development Corporation is being set up by the Ministry of
Finance. The Chairperson of the National Skill Development Corporation, a
non- profit corporation to be set up by the Ministry of Finance would also
be a Member of the Council.
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