Skill India is an initiative of the GOI which was launched to empower the youth of the country

with skill sets which would make them more employable and productive in their work environment.
Features of skill India
1. Employability & entrepreneurship
2. Skill training in traditional type of employment (trades)
3. Skill training in new domains for employability, professional development, and career growth
4. Imparting training of international standard to the trainees
5. Branding the training programmes through Rural India Skill Hallmark
6. Providing customized need-based training programme to meet the specific requirements and
demands of individual industries.
7. Innovative content of course methodology
8. New schemes under Skill India programme: - RPL; PMKVY; SANKLAP; PM Kaushal Kendra
(PMKK); ROZGAR MELA; National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS); Craftsmen
Training Programme Scheme (CTS) etc.
9. Online skilling opportunities
10. It trains youth and make them capable of finding job in both India and abroad.
Skill India- Mission statement
“To rapidly scaleup skill development efforts in India, by creating an End to end, outcome
focused implementation framework, this aligns demands of the employers for a well-trained skilled
workforce with aspirations of Indian citizens for sustainable livelihoods.”
Skill India Mission objectives
1. To create a policy framework for implementation of skill development initiatives in the country
for empowering the youths
2. To align industry demand and workforce productivity
3. To provide internationally acceptable training standard
4. To develop a network of quality trainers
5. To prepare Indians to take on the world manpower market.
6. To leverage existing public infrastructure and industry facilities
7. To create value of skill awareness among the youths
8. To enable pathways for credit transfer between vocational training system and formal education
9. To promote convergence and coordination skill development efforts of all the agencies
10. To support weaker and disadvantage sections of society through focused outreach programmes
and targeted skill development activities.