SKILL INDIA DIGITAL HUB (SIDH) AND UNIFIED SKILLING ECOSYSTEM

• SIDH is a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) that unifies India's skilling, certification, employment and entrepreneurship ecosystem on a single platform.
• Launched 13 September 2023, it offers end-to-end digital services for candidates, training providers, assessment agencies and employers, with digitally verifiable, portable credentials.
• UPSC relevance: example of DPI/India Stack extension into skilling, links to demographic dividend, NEP 2020 and PMKVY.