To fight the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has decided to make available all National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) and their hostels across the country for conversion into quarantine/isolation facilities. The decision was taken by the Ministry to align its efforts with the Centre in preparedness for Coronavirus.

MSDE has also provided the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare a list of around one lakh personnel who have been trained in healthcare skills through various programmes under the Skill India Mission. Trained in various job roles, these candidates will boost the efforts to contain the spread and treatment and care of infected people in the new quarantine/isolation/hospital facilities being set up.

In addition, a list of 2000 health care trainers and more than 500 health care assessors has also been shared with MoHFW.

Further, the personnel of the Ministry has also decided to contribute at least minimum one day salary to the PM CARES fund to aid the Government’s efforts to fight the corona virus pandemic.