The High-Powered 'Education to Employment and Enterprise' Standing Committee was proposed in Para-51 of the Union Budget 2026-27
The Committee aims to help India achieve a 10% share of the global services market by 2047
The first meeting was convened on 22nd May 2026 under the chairpersonship of Smt. Nidhi Chibber (CEO, NITI Aayog)
Committee composition includes representatives from: Ministry of Labour and Employment, Department of Commerce, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Electronics & IT, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
State government representation includes: Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh
Industry association representation includes: NASSCOM, FICCI, CII, FISME, SEPC
Other participants include Experts/Academia
Specific attendees mentioned: Smt. Debashree Mukherjee (Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship), Ms. Debjani Ghosh (Distinguished Fellow, NITI Aayog)
Dr. Sonia Pant, Programme Director, Services Division, NITI Aayog, made a detailed presentation on Services sector potential
Discussions covered: labour force participation, youth employment, education and skill alignment, formal and informal economy, workforce preparedness for jobs
Additional discussion topics: transition of labour towards non-farm sectors, adoption of frontier technologies including AI, need for strengthening industry-relevant skilling pathways
The Committee will focus on identifying actionable recommendations to enhance employability, foster entrepreneurship, strengthen industry-relevant skilling, and accelerate growth in the Services sector
The Committee decided to meet at regular intervals
