New Delhi, May 25 -- The first meeting of the "Education to Employment and Enterprise Standing Committee," formed under the Union Budget 2026-27, discussed measures to align India's education and skilling ecosystem with labour market needs and decided to meet regularly to frame actionable suggestions for boosting employability, entrepreneurship and growth in the service sector, officials aware of the matter said on Sunday.

The meeting, convened by NITI Aayog on May 22 under the chairmanship of its CEO Nidhi Chibber, deliberated on labour force participation, youth employment, skill gaps, workforce preparedness and the transition of labour towards non-farm sectors, according to an official statement by the government think tank.

The comm...