Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy has said that Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) are industry-led bodies, which are responsible for the defining the skilling needs, concept, processes, certification, and accreditation of their respective industry sectors in accordance with National Skill Qualification Framework. There are 33 SSCs in India in almost all major areas including agriculture, life Science etc. SSCs have designed as many as 1,034 Qualification Packs (QPs) and 3,646 National Occupational Standards (NOS).