(a) the number of meetings of Governing Council of Skill Development India Missions that has been convened so far;
(b) whether the Government has initiated steps for better coordination between Skill India and Entrepreneurship Promotion Programmes such as Start-up India and Stand-up-India: and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
(a) One meeting of the Governing Council of National Skill Development Mission has been convened so far. In addition, review of Skill India Mission has been held at the level of Hon’ble Prime Minister a number of times during last one year.
(b) & (c) Yes Madam. Keeping in view the mandate of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship for youth entrepreneurship education and capacity building to become entrepreneurs, an end to end customized entrepreneurship orientation module has been integrated under the Life Skill Course module in the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) Courses so that every candidate undergoing PMKVY skill training will receive orientation in Entrepreneurship. In ITI course, the module on Entrepreneurship is already integrated as a section in the employability skills. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has recently launched Pradhan Mantri YUVA Yojana which aims to impart entrepreneurship education to the youths from 2200 institute of higher learning including polytechnics, 500 ITIs and 300 Entrepreneur Development Programmes (EDPs) covering approximately 7 lakh candidates over the period of five years (2016-2020). Under this scheme, the students receiving skill training will be imparted entrepreneurship education to build their capacity to become entrepreneurs.