A.M. NAIK

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 3^rd 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.