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Ramadorai, who is also vice chairman of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., took over the post from M.V. Subbiah, who was heading NSDC since 2008.

“It would be my endeavour… to ensure that the NSDC is in a position to not just achieve its target of skilling 150 million people by 2022, but, more significantly, play a proactive role in empowering those at the bottom of the pyramid to improve their stations in life through the pursuit of skills-related training,” Ramadorai said after attending the first NSDC board meeting on Monday.