The creation of the first ever separate Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship was announced by

The first dedicated Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship was created in 2014 under the government led by Narendra Modi.

A. B. Vajpayee's tenure predated this ministry and skill development was then handled within existing departments.

P. V. Narasimha Rao's period was marked by economic reforms but no separate skilling ministry.

Manmohan Singh's government promoted skill missions but did not establish a standalone ministry for the purpose.

The new ministry was tasked with coordinating all skilling efforts across sectors and states.

It later drove flagship programmes such as the Skill India Mission and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana.