Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission (UPSDM) | 12 May 2025
Why in discussion?
Under Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission (UPSDM), the UP government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee to provide world-class technical skills to the youth of the state .
Key Points
- About the MoU:
- Through this agreement , technical collaboration has been established between the State Government and IIT Roorkee with the aim of equipping the youth with cutting-edge technical skills .
- The youth will get the following facilities under the guidance of experts from IIT Roorkee :
- Advanced Technical Training
- Innovation-Driven Education
- Research opportunities
- Startup Support & Consulting
- This initiative will enable the youth to compete at the national and international level , thereby strengthening their employability.
Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission (UPSDM)
- Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission was established on September 13, 2013 as a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 under the Department of Vocational Education & Skill Development, Government of Uttar Pradesh.
- A National Skill Development Policy was launched in 2009 with a target to skill 500 million people by 2022.
- Under the national scheme, the state of Uttar Pradesh aims to skill over 4 million youth by the end of the 12th Five Year Plan.
- UPSDM has been established to achieve this goal and provide employable skills to the youth of the state.
- It is essential to coordinate all skill development initiatives by leveraging the State Skill Development Policy.
- It empanelled private training partners besides government training partners to conduct skill development training.