NITI Aayog convenes the first meeting of the High Powered ‘Education to Employment and Enterprise’ Standing Committee

New Delhi ( The Indian View bureau) :

The Government’s commitment to fulfil aspirations of a youthful India and to build capacity, with emphasis on the Services sector, was highlighted by the Finance Minister in her Budget Speech for 2026-27. Para-51 of the Union Budget 2026-27 proposes setting up of a High-Powered ‘Education to Employment and Enterprise’ Standing Committee. The Committee is envisaged to help India achieve a 10% share of the global services market by 2047.

It will prioritise areas to optimise growth, employment, and exports, assess the impact of frontier technologies including AI, on jobs and skill requirements, and recommend appropriate measures.

In this regard a Committee has been constituted under the chairpersonship of CEO, NITI Aayog, with representatives from the concerned Ministries/Departments, State Governments, Industry Associations, and Experts/Academia.

It includes representation 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, Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh, NASSCOM, FICCI, CII, FISME, SEPC, and other experts.

On 22nd May 2026, NITI Aayog convened the first meeting of the said Standing Committee under the chairpersonship of Smt. Nidhi Chibber (CEO, NITI Aayog).