The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) will host a breakout session on “Strengthening India’s Care Ecosystem: Skilling 1.5 Lakh Multiskilled Caregivers” during the Post-Budget Webinar on the theme ‘Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas – Fulfilling Aspirations of People’. The webinar is part of a series organised by the Ministry of Finance following the Union Budget 2026–27.
The day-long webinar will be led and coordinated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the Post-Budget Webinar 2026–27 on March 9. The platform will bring together key stakeholders to discuss implementation strategies outlined in Para-54 of the Union Budget speech, which proposes building a strong care ecosystem covering geriatric and allied care services.
India’s skilling ecosystem—including NCVET, Sector Skill Councils, ITIs, NSTIs and flagship schemes such as PMKVY, PM-NAPS and Jan Shikshan Sansthan—will support the initiative. Thousands of candidates have already been trained in roles such as Geriatric Caregiver, Home Health Aide and General Duty Assistant.
In Guwahati, the initiative is expected to create new opportunities for skill development institutes and healthcare service providers in Assam and the wider Northeast. With the region witnessing growing demand for geriatric care and home-based healthcare services, training programmes for caregivers could open employment avenues for local youth while strengthening the healthcare support ecosystem in cities like Guwahati.