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INDIA CELEBRATES 10 YEARS OF SKILL INDIA
MISSION WITH VISIONARY LAUNCHES AT
BHARAT MANDAPAM
“India will not become a developed nation by chance—but
by design. And at the heart of that design is our people— honoured top-performing ITIs and launched tools like
skilled, confident, and future-ready.”
India celebrated a transformative decade of the Skill
India Mission with a landmark celebration at Bharat
Mandapam, New Delhi on 22.07.2025, unveiling
a bold and future-focused roadmap for skilling in
the digital era. Spearheaded by Union Minister
Shri Jayant Chaudhary, the event marked the
launch of SOAR (Skilling for AI Readiness)—a
first-of-its-kind national initiative to integrate AI
education into school curricula for Classes 6–12,
and to build AI literacy among educators. The
Minister, in his keynote, powerfully stated, “In the
next six months, India’s school-going population
could make a powerful global statement—that we
are home to the world’s largest network of young
learners who are not just being introduced to AI,
but actively using and applying it.” This vision
was further supported by the release of IndiaSkills
2025–2026 guidelines and registration portal,
the KaushalVerse digital platform by NCVET, and
major reports including the India Semiconductor
Workforce Strategy and the Skill Impact Bond, the
world’s largest outcomes-based skilling initiative.
The celebration was attended by distinguished
leaders such as Shri Jitin Prasada, Minister of
State for Commerce & Industry and Electronics
& IT, and Dr. Sukanta Majumdar, Minister of
State for Education, who highlighted the integration
of vocational education into mainstream learning
through the National Education Policy 2020, and
the growing importance of digital, climate-resilient,
and globally mobile skills. The event witnessed
the signing of several strategic MoUs with leading
institutions like IIT Hyderabad, IIT Patna, IIIT Una,
NIT Agartala, and Rashtriya Raksha University,
and industry partners including Microsoft, Apollo
MedSkills, HCL, and Dixon Technologies.
These collaborations aim to deliver job-relevant
training under PMKVY 4.0, spanning sectors such
as AI-ML, electronics, healthcare, agriculture,
green jobs, and cybersecurity—particularly
focusing on rural and underserved communities.
Beneficiaries from flagship schemes like NAPS, JSS,
PM Vishwakarma, and NIESBUD shared moving
success stories, bringing to life the tangible impact
of India’s evolving skilling ecosystem. The event also
the Employability Skills Handbook for non-literates
and dropouts, reinforcing inclusivity at every level. As
Shri Jayant Chaudhary aptly concluded, “India will
not become a developed nation by chance—but by
design. And at the heart of that design is our people—
skilled, confident, and future-ready.” The celebration
reaffirmed India’s commitment to shaping the world’s
most empowered and AI-ready generation—laying
the foundation for a truly Viksit Bharat by 2047.