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• Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) celebrated the second anniversary of Skill India Mission on the World Youth Skills day.
• SKILL INDIA Mission is the brainchild of Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi.
• MSDE had launched the SKILL INDIA Campaign on the occasion of the first ever World Youth Skills Day on 15th July 2015.
• Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) announced a national training Programme to certify GST practitioners under its flagship scheme of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).
Skill India
• Launch Date: 15.7.2015
• Objective: To train over 40 crore people in different skills by 2022. It includes-"National Skill Development Mission", "National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015", "Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)" and the "Skill Loan scheme.
World Youth Skills Day
• In December 2014, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring 15th July as World Youth Skills Day.
• The goal is to achieve better socio-economic conditions for today’s youth as a means of addressing the challenges of unemployment and under employment.
• The first edition of “India Skills Competition” is to be inaugurated on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day on 15th July, 2016.
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