Government Schemes and Policy · 16 March 2026

MSDE-GATI MoU to deepen coordination in India's global skills mobility ecosystem

Exam-focused facts from the 16 March 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) signed an MoU with GATI Foundation on 13 March 2026 to strengthen overseas workforce mobility.
  • The MoU was signed in the presence of Smt. Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary, MSDE, and Shri Niranjan Kumar Sudhansu, Additional Secretary, MSDE.
  • This is the first Central government partnership for the GATI Foundation.
  • The partnership aims to align national skilling priorities with state-level implementation for overseas employment pathways.
  • Arnab Bhattacharya, CEO, GATI Foundation, stated the goal is to accelerate India’s journey toward becoming the global skills capital by 2047.