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{{Infobox government agency<br />
|agency_name = [[Government of India]]<br /> Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship<br />
|seal = Emblem_of_India.svg<br />
|seal_width = 70 px<br />
|seal_caption = [[Emblem of India]]<br />
|jurisdiction = [[Government of India]]<br />
|minister1_name = [[Mahendra Nasth 33 Pandey|Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey]]<br />
|minister1_pfo = [[Cabinet Minister]]<br />
|minister2_name = [[R. K. Singh|Raj Kumar Singh]]<br />
|minister2_pfo = [[Minister of State]]<br />
|website = {{url|http://www.skilldevelopment.gov.in}} <br> {{url|http://www.msde.gov.in}} <br />
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The '''Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship''' is a Ministry of [[Government of India]] set up on 9 November 2014 to coordinate all skill development efforts across the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skilldevelopment.gov.in/assets/images/Mission%20booklet.pdf |title=mission booklet.cdr |access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref> Industrial training, apprenticeship and other skill development responsibilities were transferred from the [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Ministry of Labour and Employment]] to this newly made ministry on 16 April 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/news_updates/national-skill-development-mission/ |title=National Skill Development Mission &#124; Prime Minister of India |publisher=Pmindia.gov.in |access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref> It aims to remove the disconnect between demand and supply of skilled manpower, to build the new skills and innovative thinking not only for existing jobs but also for jobs that are to be created.<br />
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== Ministers ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+<br />
!No.<br />
!Name<br />
! colspan="2"|Term of office<br />
! colspan=2|Political Party<br />
!Prime Minister<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|[[Sarbananda Sonowal]] <br> ''(MoS, Independent Charge <br> Department of Skill Development)''<br />
|26 May 2014<br />
|9 November 2014<br />
|rowspan=4|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br><small>([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])</small><br />
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=4|<br />
|rowspan=4|[[Narendra Modi]]<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|[[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]] <br>''(MoS, Independent Charge)''<br />
|9 November 2014<br />
|3 September 2017<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|[[Dharmendra Pradhan]] <br />
|3 September 2017<br />
|30 May 2019<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|[[Mahendra Nath Pandey]]<br />
|31 May 2019<br />
| <br />
|}<br />
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==Organizations==<br />
The Ministry is in charge of providing and facilitating skill development initiatives and training infrastructure with the following institutions.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Cabral|first=Clement|last2=Dhar|first2=Rajib Lochan|date=2019-06-25|title=Skill development research in India: a systematic literature review and future research agenda|journal=Benchmarking: An International Journal|language=en|doi=10.1108/BIJ-07-2018-0211|issn=1463-5771}}</ref><br />
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*Director General of Training (formerly the Directorate General of Training & Employment, Ministry of Labour and Employment)<br />
*[[National Skill Development Corporation]]<br />
*[[National Skill Development Agency]]<br />
* National Skill Development Fund<br />
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== Schemes ==<br />
* [[Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana]]<br />
* UDAAN, a Special Industry Initiative for J&K<br />
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== See also==<br />
* [[Industrial training institute]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.skilldevelopment.gov.in/index.html Official Website]<br />
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