Priyanka Chopra set to become ambassador for Skill India initiative

Priyanka Chopra is said to become an ambassador for the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to help with their Skill India campaign, a government initiative which aims to train 40 crore people by 2022.

Reported in PTI, Chopra who already leads the way with her work with UNICEF, expressed personal interest towards the campaign and has agreed to endorse Skill India on a voluntary basis. The NSDC MD and CEO Manish Kumar said, “As brand ambassador we have given a letter to Priyanka Chopra. The interest had come from her.”

Kumar has also shared that the NSDC media team are now working on how Chopra is projected in the best way possible to encourage the younger generation, due to her global youth icon status.

Other celebrities who are also ambassadors for NSDC include, Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Shabana Azmi and Mohit Chauhan.

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