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Annexure: Composition of the High-Powered ‘Education to Employment and Enterprise’ Standing Committee
PIB announced the members and designations of the High-Powered “Education to Employment and Enterprise” Standing Committee, chaired by the CEO of NITI Aayog and convened by a NITI Aayog Programme Director.
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Samachar Pathshala Desk
Published 29 Jul 2026 · 1 min
Key takeaways
- The committee covers the whole pipeline from education to jobs and enterprise needs across ministries and states.
- NITI Aayog’s CEO chairs and NITI Aayog’s Programme Director (Services) convenes the committee.
- The committee includes Union secretaries plus Chief Secretaries from four states, linking national policy and state execution.
- Industry bodies and universities are included through CII, FICCI, FISME, NASSCOM, and named academics.
What happened (committee composition announced)
The Ministry of Education announced the composition of the High-Powered “Education to Employment and Enterprise” Standing Committee, with roles and institutional members named in a PIB release dated 2026-07-29.
The UPSC angle
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Institutional coordination for education-to-employment outcomes
UPS C can treat this as a governance-structure example: list the named chairperson and convenor, map which ministries/departments enter the committee across the education–skills–labour–enterprise chain, and highlight Centre–State participation through named Chief Secretaries alongside industry and academic stakeholders.
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