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NITI Aayog convenes the first meeting of the High Powered ‘Education to Employment and Enterprise’ Standing Committee

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Posted On: 24 MAY 2026 5:37PM by PIB Delhi The Government’s commitment to fulfil aspirations of a youthful India and to build capacity, with emphasis on the Services sector, was highlighted by the Finance Minister in her Budget Speech for 2026-27. Para-51 of the Union Budget 2026-27 proposes setting up of a High-Powered ‘Education to Employment and Enterprise’ Standing Committee. The Committee is envisaged to help India achieve a 10% share of the global services market by 2047. It will prioritise areas to optimise growth, employment, and exports, assess the impact of frontier technologies including AI, on jobs and skill requirements, and recommend appropriate measures. In this regard a Committee has been constituted under the chairpersonship of CEO, NITI Aayog, with representatives from the concerned Ministries/Departments, State Governments, Industry Associations, and Experts/Academia. It includes representation from Ministry of Labour and Employment, Department of Commerce, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Electronics & IT, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh, NASSCOM, FICCI, CII, FISME, SEPC, and other experts. On 22 nd May 2026, NITI Aayog convened the first meeting of the said Standing Committee under the chairpersonship of Smt. Nidhi Chibber (CEO, NITI Aayog). The attendees included Smt. Debashree Mukherjee (Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship), Ms. Debjani Ghosh (Distinguished Fellow, NITI Aayog), and other senior officers from the Ministries/Departments, State Governments, Industry Associations, and Experts/Academia. Dr. Sonia Pant, Programme Director, Services Division, NITI Aayog, made a detailed presentation on the potential of the Services sector both in terms of economic value creation and employment generation. Smt. Nidhi Chibber, CEO, NITI Aayog, underlined the importance of continued efforts towards aligning education, skilling, and employment ecosystems with the evolving requirements of the economy. She observed that India’s demographic dividend presents opportunities to accelerate growth through appropriate policy measures to create productive employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for the youth. The discussions covered a range of issues including labour force participation, youth employment, education and skill alignment, formal and informal economy, and workforce preparedness for jobs. Participants also deliberated on aspects such as the transition of labour towards non-farm sectors, adoption of frontier technologies, and the need for strengthening industry-relevant skilling pathways. The Committee noted that the Services sector continues to play a pivotal role in India’s economic development, and highlighting its growing contribution to economic resilience, export competitiveness, employment quality, global value chains, and potential to contribute to the vision of a Viksit Bharat. The Committee decided to meet at regular intervals and focus on identifying actionable recommendations to enhance employability, foster entrepreneurship, strengthen industry-relevant skilling, and accelerate growth in the Services sector. The meeting concluded with a shared commitment to transform India’s demographic dividend into a growth dividend, enhance coordinated action among the Centre, States, industry, academia, and the skilling ecosystem, and develop future-ready policy responses for bridging the gap between education, employment, and entrepreneurship. *** MJPS/SS/PRK (Release ID: 2264788) Visitor Counter : 1958 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी , Marathi , Bengali , Bengali-TR , Punjabi , Gujarati , Tamil NITI Aayog NITI Aayog convenes the first meeting of the High Powered ‘Education to Employment and Enterprise’ Standing Committee Posted On: 24 MAY 2026 5:37PM by PIB Delhi The Government’s commitment to fulfil aspirations of a youthful India and to build capacity, with emphasis on the Services sector, was highlighted by the Finance Minister in her Budget Speech for 2026-27. Para-51 of the Union Budget 2026-27 proposes setting up of a High-Powered ‘Education to Employment and Enterprise’ Standing Committee. The Committee is envisaged to help India achieve a 10% share of the global services market by 2047. It will prioritise areas to optimise growth, employment, and exports, assess the impact of frontier technologies including AI, on jobs and skill requirements, and recommend appropriate measures. In this regard a Committee has been constituted under the chairpersonship of CEO, NITI Aayog, with representatives from the concerned Ministries/Departments, State Governments, Industry Associations, and Experts/Academia. It includes representation from Ministry of Labour and Employment, Department of Commerce, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Electronics & IT, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh, NASSCOM, FICCI, CII, FISME, SEPC, and other experts. On 22 nd May 2026, NITI Aayog convened the first meeting of the said Standing Committee under the chairpersonship of Smt. Nidhi Chibber (CEO, NITI Aayog). The attendees included Smt. Debashree Mukherjee (Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship), Ms. Debjani Ghosh (Distinguished Fellow, NITI Aayog), and other senior officers from the Ministries/Departments, State Governments, Industry Associations, and Experts/Academia. Dr. Sonia Pant, Programme Director, Services Division, NITI Aayog, made a detailed presentation on the potential of the Services sector both in terms of economic value creation and employment generation. Smt. Nidhi Chibber, CEO, NITI Aayog, underlined the importance of continued efforts towards aligning education, skilling, and employment ecosystems with the evolving requirements of the economy. She observed that India’s demographic dividend presents opportunities to accelerate growth through appropriate policy measures to create productive employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for the youth. The discussions covered a range of issues including labour force participation, youth employment, education and skill alignment, formal and informal economy, and workforce preparedness for jobs. Participants also deliberated on aspects such as the transition of labour towards non-farm sectors, adoption of frontier technologies, and the need for strengthening industry-relevant skilling pathways. The Committee noted that the Services sector continues to play a pivotal role in India’s economic development, and highlighting its growing contribution to economic resilience, export competitiveness, employment quality, global value chains, and potential to contribute to the vision of a Viksit Bharat. The Committee decided to meet at regular intervals and focus on identifying actionable recommendations to enhance employability, foster entrepreneurship, strengthen industry-relevant skilling, and accelerate growth in the Services sector. The meeting concluded with a shared commitment to transform India’s demographic dividend into a growth dividend, enhance coordinated action among the Centre, States, industry, academia, and the skilling ecosystem, and develop future-ready policy responses for bridging the gap between education, employment, and entrepreneurship. *** MJPS/SS/PRK (Release ID: 2264788) The Government’s commitment to fulfil aspirations of a youthful India and to build capacity, with emphasis on the Services sector, was highlighted by the Finance Minister in her Budget Speech for 2026-27. Para-51 of the Union Budget 2026-27 proposes setting up of a High-Powered ‘Education to Employment and Enterprise’ Standing Committee. The Committee is envisaged to help India achieve a 10% share of the global services market by 2047. It will prioritise areas to optimise growth, employment, and exports, assess the impact of frontier technologies including AI, on jobs and skill requirements, and recommend appropriate measures. In this regard a Committee has been constituted under the chairpersonship of CEO, NITI Aayog, with representatives from the concerned Ministries/Departments, State Governments, Industry Associations, and Experts/Academia. It includes representation from Ministry of Labour and Employment, Department of Commerce, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Electronics & IT, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh, NASSCOM, FICCI, CII, FISME, SEPC, and other experts. On 22nd May 2026, NITI Aayog convened the first meeting of the said Standing Committee under the chairpersonship of Smt. Nidhi Chibber (CEO, NITI Aayog). The attendees included Smt. Debashree Mukherjee (Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship), Ms. Debjani Ghosh (Distinguished Fellow, NITI Aayog), and other senior officers from the Ministries/Departments, State Governments, Industry Associations, and Experts/Academia. Dr. Sonia Pant, Programme Director, Services Division, NITI Aayog, made a detailed presentation on the potential of the Services sector both in terms of economic value creation and employment generation. Smt. Nidhi Chibber, CEO, NITI Aayog, underlined the importance of continued efforts towards aligning education, skilling, and employment ecosystems with the evolving requirements of the economy. She observed that India’s demographic dividend presents opportunities to accelerate growth through appropriate policy measures to create productive employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for the youth. The discussions covered a range of issues including labour force participation, youth employment, education and skill alignment, formal and informal economy, and workforce preparedness for jobs. Participants also deliberated on aspects such as the transition of labour towards non-farm sectors, adoption of frontier technologies, and the need for strengthening industry-relevant skilling pathways. The Committee noted that the Services sector continues to play a pivotal role in India’s economic development, and highlighting its growing contribution to economic resilience, export competitiveness, employment quality, global value chains, and potential to contribute to the vision of a Viksit Bharat. The Committee decided to meet at regular intervals and focus on identifying actionable recommendations to enhance employability, foster entrepreneurship, strengthen industry-relevant skilling, and accelerate growth in the Services sector. The meeting concluded with a shared commitment to transform India’s demographic dividend into a growth dividend, enhance coordinated action among the Centre, States, industry, academia, and the skilling ecosystem, and develop future-ready policy responses for bridging the gap between education, employment, and entrepreneurship. *** MJPS/SS/PRK " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; function playAudio() { mPlayer.play(); isPlaying = true; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "none"; } function pauseAudio() { mPlayer.pause(); isPlaying = false; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "none"; } //function HandleAudio() { // if (isPlaying == true) { // //Playing already Pause it // pauseAudio(); // } else { // //Play the music // playAudio(); // } //} var synth = window.speechSynthesis; 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