Srinagar : To bring all departments undertaking skill development activities under one umbrella, the Cabinet which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Ms Mehbooba Mufti, gave nod to the creation of a separate Skill Development Mission Society, as an inclusive and dedicated structure for implementation of all skill development initiatives in the State.
The Society shall be set up under the name and style ‘Jammu and Kashmir Skill Development Mission Society’ (J&KSDMS). It will work to integrate the skill development programmes of Centre and the State government in consultation and collaboration with all the concerned departments.
The Society shall have two tier structures constituting a (i) Mission body (ii) a Governing Council. Each of these structures shall have its own set of objectives and functions.
The Cabinet authorized the Technical Education Department to approach the Registrar of Societies for registration of J&KSDMS under the J&K Registration of Societies Act, 1998.
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