NSDM aims to train over 40 crore people by 2022: Dharmendra Pradhan

Union Petroleum and Skill Development Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan said National Skill Development Mission aims at training over 40 crore people in the country in a wide range of skills by 2022. 

Speaking at the second foundation day function of the Oil Ministry's Skill Development Institute (SDI) in Bhubaneswar, he said the Mission is training people in different skills ranging from industrial welding,



industrial electrician to computer data application course. 

Mr Pradhan said with the SDI, Bhubaneswar is doing exceptionally well, Ministry of Petroleum has taken an initiative of setting up several SDIs in different parts of the country - Vizag, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Guwahati and Raebareli. 

The mission was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015.