{"id":14628,"date":"2025-12-29T16:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T10:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=14628"},"modified":"2025-12-29T16:00:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T10:30:19","slug":"ministry-of-labour-employment-signs-mou-with-microsoft-in-presence-of-union-minister-dr-mansukh-mandaviya-and-mr-satya-nadella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=14628","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Labour &#038; Employment Signs MoU with Microsoft in Presence of Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya and Mr. Satya Nadella"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"text-center event-heading-background\">\n<h2 id=\"Titleh2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Ministry of Labour &amp; Employment Signs MoU with Microsoft in Presence of Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya and Mr. Satya Nadella<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><br \/>\nMoU to Strengthen Job Opportunities, AI Skilling, and Workforce Readiness<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Partnership reflects shared ambition to leverage India\u2019s favourable demographic dividend and create globally competitive, digitally skilled, future-ready workforce: Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>CEO Microsoft praises India\u2019s social security coverage, extends support to India in building an Employment Digital Public Infrastructure in next phase<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Microsoft to bring over 15,000 employers &amp; partners from its global network onto the Ministry\u2019s NCS platform<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>MoU to expand access to formal job opportunities, strengthen international mobility of Indian professionals &amp; youth<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"PrDateTime\" class=\"ReleaseDateSubHeaddateTime text-center pt20\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Posted On: 10 DEC 2025 1:15PM by PIB Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pt20\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The Ministry of Labour &amp; Employment signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft\u00a0in the presence of\u00a0Union Minister for Labour &amp; Employment and Youth Affairs &amp; Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya and CEO, Microsoft,\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Satya Nadella, in New Delhi today.\u00a0This collaboration represents a major step in expanding employment linkages, scaling AI-led skilling, and preparing India\u2019s workforce for global opportunities.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"Picture_x0020_1\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image001KZ9Z.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>A central feature of the partnership is Microsoft\u2019s commitment to\u00a0encourage\u00a015,000+ employers and partners\u00a0from its extensive international network onto the Ministry\u2019s\u00a0National Career Service (NCS)\u00a0platform. This will significantly broaden formal job access, support high-growth sectors, and enable India to develop a\u00a0skilled workforce not only for domestic demand but also for the world, strengthening pathways for\u00a0international mobility of Indian professionals and youth.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"Picture_x0020_2\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image002DL9A.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The MoU will also\u00a0expand\u00a0AI-driven skilling initiatives through DigiSaksham, equipping millions of young people with future-ready capabilities in AI, cloud technologies, cybersecurity, and productivity tools. These efforts will contribute to\u00a0building a workforce aligned with global standards and emerging industry needs.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya welcomed the partnership, noting that it reflects a\u00a0shared ambition to leverage India\u2019s favourable demographic dividend\u00a0and create a\u00a0globally competitive, digitally skilled, and future-ready workforce. He emphasised that Microsoft\u2019s participation will accelerate job access, deepen skilling, and enhance India\u2019s leadership in global labour mobility.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1998650643914100896&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pib.gov.in%2FPressReleasePage.aspx%3FPRID%3D2201346%26reg%3D3%26lang%3D1&amp;sessionId=7fb4c8c977e1b7155609acb278c910eaff1f1bc5&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1998650643914100896\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u201cIndia has achieved a historic milestone in\u00a0social protection, with coverage rising from\u00a019% in 2015 to an impressive 64.3% in 2025, benefiting over 94 crore citizens. By embedding AI into platforms like e-Shram and the National Career Service, we are fortifying social security and moving closer to our goal of social protection to 100 crore citizens by March 2026,\u201d Dr. Mandaviya further added.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>During the discussion, Mr. Nadella appreciated India\u2019s remarkable expansion of social protection coverage, noting that India has now reached 64.3% coverage, benefiting 940 million people. He specifically\u00a0praised the e-Shram initiative for bringing millions of unorganised workers into the social protection net\u00a0and strengthening India\u2019s ability to design worker-centric policies based on real-time data.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"Picture_x0020_3\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image003OSYG.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Shri Nadella also expressed Microsoft\u2019s interest in\u00a0supporting India\u2019s journey toward building an Employment Digital Public Infrastructure (Employment DPI)\u00a0and expressed Microsoft\u2019s willingness to support this journey in the next phase, acknowledging its potential to unlock private innovation and create interoperable solutions for labour markets at scale.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"Picture_x0020_4\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image004GKGF.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Microsoft\u2019s strong Azure and AI capabilities align with Ministry\u2019s priorities for strengthening the NCS platform, e-Shram analytics and labour market intelligence, and modernising employment services and job-matching systems. The MoU will help leverage Microsoft\u2019s partner ecosystem to widen employer outreach and enhance NCS adoption among industry, training partners, and institutions.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ministry of Labour &amp; Employment Signs MoU with Microsoft in Presence of Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya and Mr. Satya Nadella MoU to Strengthen Job Opportunities, AI Skilling, and Workforce Readiness Partnership reflects shared ambition to leverage India\u2019s favourable demographic dividend and create globally competitive, digitally skilled, future-ready workforce: Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya CEO Microsoft praises &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14628"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14631,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14628\/revisions\/14631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}