**Summary:**
This document summarizes the role of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in the Skill India Mission, as addressed in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3660 on August 11, 2025. The NSDC, established in 2008 as a not-for-profit Public Private Partnership, aims to catalyze the skilling ecosystem through private sector participation and serve as the strategic implementation and knowledge partner for the Skill India Mission. Operating under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, the NSDC incubates 36 Sector Skill Councils (SSCs), led by industry leaders, to identify skill development needs and establish competency standards. The NSDC also functions as an implementing agency for key skill development schemes, including Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), and PM Vishwakarma. The NSDC supports enterprises, startups, companies, and organizations by onboarding them as Training Providers and facilitating candidate management, assessment, and certification through SSCs. In the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, 30,489 candidates have been trained under PMKVY, and 1,739 candidates have been trained under the Market Led Program of NSDC in the last five years and the current year (up to June 30, 2025).
Key Entities Referenced
National Skill Development Corporation NSDC: A not-for-profit company established in 2008 to catalyze the skilling ecosystem and stimulate private sector initiative in skill development.
Skill India Mission: A government initiative to empower India's youth through efficient vocational training.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship: The government ministry overseeing skill development initiatives.
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, PMKVY: A key skill development scheme implemented by NSDC.
National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme NAPS: A key skill development scheme implemented by NSDC.
PM Vishwakarma: A key skill development scheme implemented by NSDC.
Sector Skill Councils SSCs: Organizations led by industry leaders to identify skill development needs and determine skill competency standards.
Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh: A district in Uttar Pradesh where NSDC has provided training under PMKVY and Market Led Program.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3660
ANSWERED ON – 11/08/2025
NSDCs ROLE IN SKILL INDIA MISSION
†3660. SMT. HEMA MALINI:
Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be
pleased to state:
(a) whether the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) was established
with the objective to catalyse the skilling ecosystem for private sector participation
and be the strategic implementation and knowledge partner to Skill India Mission to
set up efficient vocational training initiatives, empowering India's youth;
(b) whether NSDC provides support to enterprises, start-ups, companies and
organisations which are creating an impact by offering a world of opportunities in
futuristic skill to the potential workforce; and
(c) the details of the assistance provided by NSDC to the enterprises, start-ups,
companies and organisations in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh during the last five
years?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF
SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)
(a) to (c): The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is a not-for-profit
company, set up in 2008 in Public Private Partnership, with the objective to
coordinate and stimulate private sector initiative in skill development.
NSDC, under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship, has incubated 36 Sector Skill Councils which are led by industry
leaders in respective sectors to identify skill development needs as well as determine
skill competency standards. NSDC also functions as implementing agency for key
skill development schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, (PMKVY),
National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), and PM Vishwakarma.
NSDC supports enterprises, start-ups, companies and organizations offering skill
opportunities by onboarding them as Training Providers and enabling candidate
management, assessment, and certification through Sector Skill Councils (SSCs).
Under PMKVY, 30,489 candidates have been trained in the Mathura district of Uttar
Pradesh during the last five years and current year upto 30.06.2025. In addition,
1,739 candidates have been successfully trained in Mathura district in the last five
years and the current year under the Market Led Program of NSDC.
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