Constituted to review, rationalise and optimise the functioning of sector skill councils under National Skills Development Council.
Findings:
- Several instances of conflict of interest in the councils’ membership base for ex. A board member of a government-funded apex skilling agency is also a training partner and a promoter of a skill council
Recommendations
- Scrap all Councils: The Centre should scrap all existing skill councils, many of which have overlapping roles.
- Oversight Mechanism: Introduce an oversight mechanism on the NSDC, preferably from the central bank, as it is registered as a non-banking finance company
- Comprehensive Review: Government should review the NSDC’s role and functioning comprehensively with reference to its Memorandum of Association