NCS to be primary govt portal for skilled and unskilled workers

The Centre has decided that the National Career Service (NCS) portal — which brings together jobseekers, employers and trainers — will now be the primary government portal for both skilled and unskilled workers.

According to a document titled ‘Implementation of Budget Announcements 2022-23’, at a meeting under the joint chairmanship of skill and labour ministers in October last year, it was also decided to subsume the Atmanirbhar Skilled Employee-Employer Mapping (ASEEM) portal under the Skill India portal.

The ASEEM portal acts as a directory that matches supply of the skilled workforce with the market demand. On the other hand, the