A.M. Naik:
- Currently, Anil Manibhai Naik (A.M. Naik) is the Group Chairman of India's biggest engineering and construction conglomerate – Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T).
- He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's 3rd highest civilian award in 2009 for his outstanding contribution to the economic growth of the country.
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC):
- Organization Structure: NSDC is a unique public-private-partnership (PPP), working under the aegis of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.
- Objective: NSDC aims to promote skill development by catalyzing creation of large, quality and for-profit vocational institutions.
- Key Functions:
- It provides funding to build scalable and profitable vocational training initiatives.
- It supports short-term skill training through a wide network of training providers and district nodal skill centres called Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK).
- It is also caters to the skilled manpower requirement of overseas markets, most notably that of Japan (under TITP) and UAE.
