India, Sept. 8 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

In pursuance of the Prime Minister's call for a Viksit Bharat, the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and the School and Higher Education Departments of Ministry of Education (MoE) convened a joint high-level interaction today at Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi. The deliberations were held under the overarching theme "Swadeshi Se Samriddha aur Viksit Bharat - Strategies in Education and Skilling", with the objective of preparing a forward-looking roadmap for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat.

The session was chaired by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education, Government of India in the august presence of Shri Jayant Chaudhary, Minister of State (...