India to train 5.7 million workers in mining by 2030 to boost critical minerals push, cut import reliance

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The mines ministry and the Skill Council for Mining Sector (SCMS), under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, have formed a project steering committee to initiate a skills gap study 2025-30 for the sector across job roles under the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM). "The report will come up with a detailed action plan for the sector on ways to impart skills training to millions of workers to cater to the increasing demand from the sector in the near future under the Mission," a senior government official told ET.