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  • The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) collaborated with World Economic Forum (WEF) to convene High-Level Roundtable of India Skills Accelerator (ISA) in New Delhi
  • Theme: "From Insight to Action: Closing Skills Gaps for Growth"
  • India Skills Accelerator was announced in January 2026 following approval of Union Cabinet
  • Initiative hosted by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
  • Forms part of World Economic Forum's Global Accelerators Network
  • Focus sectors: artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, supply chains, and green economy
  • Objectives: align skilling systems with labor market needs, develop innovative skills financing models, accelerate workforce readiness
  • Co-chairs: Shri Jayant Chaudhary (Minister of State - Independent Charge for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Minister of State for Education), Dr. Sukanta Majumdar (Minister of State for Education and Development of North Eastern Region), Ms. Shobana Kamineni (Executive Chairperson, Apollo HealthCo Limited), Mr. Sanjiv Bajaj (Chairman and Managing Director, Bajaj Finserv)
  • Additional participant: Mr. Mirek Dušek (Managing Director, World Economic Forum)
  • Participating organizations: Apollo Hospitals, Bajaj Finserv, JSW Group, Mahindra Group, RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Wipro, Reliance Foundation, ReNew, IBM, Bharat Seats Ltd., Reliance Industries Limited
  • Additional participating institutions: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), FICCI, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), IIT Delhi–FITT, AICTE, UGC, CBSE, Ministry of Education, Ministry of External Affairs, NCVET, NSDC
  • Target: Viksit Bharat 2047 vision
  • Outcome: Shared commitment to advance priority actions through structured public-private collaboration