**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) concluded a week-long Kaushal Manthan from December 23rd-31st, 2025. Chaired by Minister Jayant Chaudhary, the event brought together senior officials and key stakeholders to identify priority reforms for building a robust skilling ecosystem. The culmination was the firming up of Skill Resolutions for 2026, which will guide policy and program implementation.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Objectives and Focus:**
* Identify priority reforms and initiatives aligned with national priorities.
* Build a robust, responsive, and outcome-oriented skilling ecosystem.
* Establish Skill Resolutions for 2026 to guide policy action.
* Focus on outcomes, State Government convergence, and industry engagement.
* **Institutional Mechanisms:**
* Strengthen institutional mechanisms while simplifying systems.
* Implement outcome-based grading mechanisms for ITIs.
* Delegate powers to regional and institutional levels to enable ease of doing business.
* Reorganize and strengthen Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) with regular reviews and KPI assignments.
* Ensure continuous curriculum upgradation in line with technology and industry demand.
* **Curriculum and Training:**
* Modernise curriculum and strengthen industry co-creation.
* Ensure flexibility and adaptability in training design.
* Create clear and seamless pathways across skill levels (school to post-school).
* Support dropouts, working professionals, and lifelong learners with credit frameworks and mobility.
* **National Frameworks and Integration:**
* Establish a National Federated Skill and Workforce Registry.
* Operationalize a National Trainer Framework.
* Reposition apprenticeships as the primary school-to-work pathway.
* Integrate MSMEs into national skilling and apprenticeship frameworks.
* **Commitment and Alignment:**
* Reaffirm the Ministry's commitment to regular consultations with State Governments.
* Deepen and ensure continuous industry engagement.
* Strengthen inter-ministerial and institutional convergence.
**Impact Analysis**
**State Governments**
* **Impact:** Required to engage in regular and structured consultations with the Ministry, collaborate to build a skilling ecosystem.
* **Action Required:** Participate actively in consultations, align skilling initiatives with national priorities.
**Industry**
* **Impact:** Required to engage in regular and structured consultations with the Ministry, collaborate to build a skilling ecosystem.
* **Action Required:** Participate actively in consultations, align skilling initiatives with national priorities.
**MSMEs**
* **Impact:** Integrate into national skilling and apprenticeship frameworks
* **Action Required:** Participate in and align skilling initiatives with national priorities.
**Senior Officials/Stakeholders from MSDE**
* **Impact:** Required to implement the Skill Resolutions for 2026, aligned with national priorities.
* **Action Required:** Implement the policy and programmes in the coming year.
Key Entities Referenced
Kaushal Manthan: A week-long conclave bringing together officials to identify priority reforms and initiatives in the skilling ecosystem, aiming to shape the skilling roadmap for 2026.
Skill Resolutions for 2026: The outcome of the Kaushal Manthan, a set of resolutions to guide policy action and program implementation in skilling for the coming year.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE): The primary ministry responsible for organizing the Kaushal Manthan and implementing the resulting skilling roadmap.
Sector Skill Councils (SSCs): Organizations discussed for reorganization and strengthening to improve curriculum and training relevance in various sectors.
National Federated Skill and Workforce Registry: A registry committed to be established during the CS Conference MSDE.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
MSDE Concludes Week-long Kaushal Manthan
to Shape Skilling Roadmap for 2026
प्रव तथ: 01 JAN 2026 8:15PM by PIB Delhi
Shri Jayant Chaudhary, Minister of State (I/C) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Minister
of State for Education, Government of India, chaired the concluding session of the week-long (23rd
December 2025-31st December 2025) Kaushal Manthan, bringing together senior officials across
divisions, institutions, and key stakeholders from MSDE.
The objective of the discussions held over a period of one week was to identify priority reforms and
initiatives, aligned with national priorities. Deliberations focused on building a robust, responsive, and
outcome-oriented skilling ecosystem. The session culminated in the firming up of Skill Resolutions for
2026, which will guide policy action and programme implementation in the coming year.
Emphasis was placed on the next phase of reforms, with a sharper focus on outcomes, stronger
convergence with State Governments and industry, and improved monitoring of training quality,
assessments, and certifications.
A key theme of the discussions was the need to strengthen institutional mechanisms while simplifying
systems. Proposed directions include outcome-based grading mechanisms for ITIs to drive quality
improvement, delegation of powers to regional and institutional levels to enable ease of doing business
The reorganization and strengthening of Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) was also discussed, along with
regular review of SSCs and assignment of KPIs. The deliberations highlighted the need for continuous
curriculum upgradation in line with technological change and industry demand.
Modernising curriculum and, strengthening industry co-creation, and ensuring flexibility and adaptability
in training design were identified as key enablers for building a resilient skilling ecosystem.
Creation of clear and seamless pathways across skill levels was emphasized upon; from school to post-
school, for dropouts, working professionals, and lifelong learners supported by credit frameworks and
mobility across programmes.
During the recently held CS Conference MSDE had committed to establishing a National Federated Skill
and Workforce Registry, operationalising a National Trainer Framework, repositioning apprenticeships as
the primary school-to-work pathway, and integrating MSMEs into national skilling and apprenticeship
frameworks in a time-bound manner.
The Kaushal Manthan reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to regular and structured consultations
with State Governments, deeper and continuous industry engagement, strengthened inter-ministerial
and institutional convergence
These common levers are expected to underpin the implementation of reforms and ensure alignment
across stakeholders.***
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