NSDC appoints Jayant Krishna as interim CEO

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has appointed Jayant Krishna as the interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Krishna will be in office until the selection and appointment of the new MD & CEO, NSDC said in a statement.
He is on deputation for the period of his appointment at NSDC from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
With an overall industry experience of more than 29 years, Krishna has been a champion of apprenticeship reform in Indian industry and leads the CII Task Force for the same.
He has been actively involved with the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship's (MSDE) Special Taskforce on Apprenticeship Curriculum Rationalization and the Committee for the Optimization of Sector Skill Councils (SSCs).

Krishna was also involved in the evolution of the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) as well as the formulation of India's 12th Five Year Plan with respect to the nation's skills ecosystem.