Tag: Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship

Odisha, November 2023. To honor the PM Vishwakarma Gurus across various trades under the PM Vishwakarma scheme, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship todayfelicitated 26 expert artisans and craftsman during the ‘SammaanSamaroh of Vishwakarma Gurus ‘ under the ‘PM Vishwakarma’ scheme who will further act as brand ambassadors of the scheme and will also will extend opportunities to them to become Master Trainers and Trainers in their respective trades. The Hon’ble Prime Minister launched the ‘PM Vishwakarma’ scheme across 18 trades which further has 28 sub-trades (Ref. to Annexure 1). The scheme is to provide end-to-end support to artisans and craftspeople.The aim of the scheme is to equip artisans and craftspeople with mod...

New Delhi, November 24, 2023. To scale demand-driven and high-quality skill training and vocational education at regional level, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship laid the foundation stone for National Skill Training Institutes (NSTI) Plus today to elevate the capabilities of Odisha’s young cadre. NSTI Plus, under the Directorate General of Training (DGT), apex organization of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) will train 500 instructors in Phase-1 under the Craftsmen Instructor Training Scheme (CITS) and will further incorporate another 500 instructors for upskilling and reskilling. Shri Pritiranjan Gharai, Minister of State, Department of Rural Development, Skill Development & Tec...