The President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu confers AI Certificates; calls for inclusive and future-ready AI ecosystem

• SOAR (Skilling for AI Readiness) is a free, national AI-literacy programme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), delivered via the Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH).
• On 01 January 2026, President Droupadi Murmu conferred SOAR certificates at Rashtrapati Bhavan to 17 PM SHRI/KV/JNV students and 15 MPs, and announced the #SkillTheNation Challenge.
• Relevant for UPSC as a convergence of Skill India, NEP 2020, IndiaAI Mission and digital inclusion themes.