The much talked about National Skill Development Mission (NSDM) is all set to roll by the middle of this year. The project, which is expected to train 10 million manpower every year, will be placed before the Cabinet soon for its approval, Planning Commission member BL Mungekar told FE.
?From the Commission?s side the papers for the project are ready. The roll out depends on how soon it gets all the clearances including the Cabinet approval. In 2-3 months time
it should be on the road,?
Mungekar said.
A prominent role in implementing the mission will be given to the private corporate sector precisely because the private and the services sector have the first hand information as to where jobs are likely to emerge and where there is a skill deficit.
The private sector would be involved in every stage of the mission, particularly, in designing the process and supplying the faculties. The mission would be implemented through the public-private partnership (PPP) route and three different management systems would be followed for the 50 skill development centres to be set up across the country.
Some of these centres would be owned and managed by the state with academic and intellectual inputs from private sector. Some would be co-owned by the state and the private sector but the larger say in the management like running and designing would be with the private sector. The third option would be the centre being run exclusively by the private sector.
The thrust would be to train people to fill the skill deficit in manufacturing and services sectors.The private sector?s involvement is important because resources of the state are limited and there are competing wants, Mungekar said.