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National Industry Conclave on Skills to be held in Mumbai on Tuesday

Updated: Jan 11, 2016 11:38:52am
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Mumbai, Jan 11 (KNN) With the view to bridge the skill gap between the industry and the job seekers, the Union Government is organising a "National Industry Conclave on Skills" here on Tuesday.

The conclave is aimed at ensuring that the industry joins the Skill India Mission in a big way.

“It is a meeting of industry leaders who are the stakeholders in the skill ecosystem, to conceive and partner towards realising the vision of Skill India,” Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship said in a statement.
 
The conclave will be an annual event and will see participation from across ministries and corporates. This inaugural conclave is being held on the occasion of the 153rd Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. 
 
Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs shall be steering this conclave along with Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs. 

Rudy in a statement in New Delhi has said that the conclave will be an annual feature to review the work done across sectors and regions. This will be a good platform to bring about synergies and convergence across all and contribute collectively to the success of Skill India.
 
Public Private Partnership in Skill Development, Skill imperative for industrial growth, Improving Livelihood of Rural India through Skill India are some of the topics that will be discussed during the day long conclave, the Minister said. 

From Maharashtra Government, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will be sharing his views on the skill development. Minister for Defence Manohar Parrikar, Gadkari, Union Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Sanitation & Drinking Water Birender Singh, Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan, and Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha are the key participants from the Union Government. 

The conclave will bring together Industry captains and professionals from across Industries onto one platform to deliberate on important issues related to Skill Development in India.

Industry Leaders from Corporates like Tata, TCS, Reliance Communication, Bharti Airtel, JSW Steel, Reliance Industries, GVK, GMR, Essar and more will also take part at the conference. (With PIB Inputs)

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