NITI Aayog holds first meeting of 'Education to Employment and Enterprise' Standing Committee
On 22 May 2026 NITI Aayog CEO Nidhi Chibber chaired the first meeting of the High-Powered 'Education to Employment and Enterprise' Standing Committee, set up under the Union Budget 2026-27 to help India reach a 10% share of the global services market by 2047.
Summary
The High-Powered 'Education to Employment and Enterprise' Standing Committee held its first meeting on 22 May 2026 under the chairpersonship of NITI Aayog CEO Nidhi Chibber. The committee was proposed in para 51 of the Union Budget 2026-27 to help India achieve a 10% share of the global services market by 2047, prioritise areas for growth, jobs and exports, and assess the impact of frontier technologies such as AI on jobs and skills. Members include several Union ministries, the governments of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, and industry bodies NASSCOM, FICCI, CII, FISME and SEPC.
Key facts
- First meeting
- 22 May 2026
- Chair
- CEO, NITI Aayog (Nidhi Chibber)
- Origin
- Para 51, Union Budget 2026-27
- Goal
- 10% share of global services market by 2047
- Mandate
- Prioritise growth, employment and exports; assess impact of AI and frontier tech on jobs and skills
- State members
- Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh
- Industry members
- NASSCOM, FICCI, CII, FISME, SEPC
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Who chairs the High-Powered 'Education to Employment and Enterprise' Standing Committee that met for the first time on 22 May 2026?
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Correct answer: A — CEO, NITI Aayog
The committee is constituted under the chairpersonship of the CEO, NITI Aayog; Nidhi Chibber chaired the first meeting.
The 'Education to Employment and Enterprise' Standing Committee is meant to help India achieve what share of the global services market by 2047?
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Correct answer: C — 10%
The committee is envisaged to help India achieve a 10% share of the global services market by 2047.
Consider the following statements about the 'Education to Employment and Enterprise' Standing Committee: 1. Its setting up was proposed in the Union Budget 2026-27. 2. The governments of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh are represented on it. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Para 51 of the Union Budget 2026-27 proposed the committee, and the four State governments are among its members.