Skill India Mission

September 9, 2026 2:31 PM

India to debut in 11 new skills at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026

India is set to expand its global skills footprint with first-time participation in 11 new skill categories at the 48th WorldSkills Competition, scheduled to be held in Shanghai, China, from September 22 to 27. Team Skill India will compete in 63 of the 64 skills at the competition, with a contingent of nearly 70 competitors, making it one of the country’s largest and most diverse representations at WorldSkills to date. The 11 new skill categories in which India will participate for the firs...

July 22, 2025 12:22 AM

Female participation in skill training rises as govt expands outreach

The Centre is expanding its efforts to improve employability among Indian youth—particularly women—through focused skill development programmes under the Skill India Mission (SIM), the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) informed the Lok Sabha on Monday. As part of SIM, the government is providing training through schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), and the Craftsman ...

July 15, 2025 10:05 AM

PMKVY trains 1.63 crore in 10 years, empowers workforce across traditional and emerging sectors

As India marks ten years of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), the government’s flagship skilling programme under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), the numbers speak for themselves: more than 6 crore Indians empowered through various skilling initiatives since 2014, with over 1.6 crore trained under PMKVY alone. Since its inception in 2015, PMKVY has steadily evolved into a key pillar of the Skill India Mission (SIM), aiming to bridge the gap between...