The National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) is a quality assurance and policy research body of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in the skilling ecosystem. The National Skill Development Agency was notified in june 2013 by subsuming the prime minister’s National Council on Skill Development, the National Skill Development Coordination Board and the office of the adviser to PM on skill development. NSDA is an autonomous body registered as a society under the society’s registration act 1860. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is the nodal ministry for the NSDA.
 
As per the gazette notification dated 6th June, 2013 the functions assigned to the NSDA include:
 

• Take all possible steps to meet skilling targets as envisaged in the 12th five year plan and beyond
  
• Ensure that the skilling needs of the disadvantage and the marginalized groups like SCs, STs, OBCs, minorities, women and differently able person are taken care of.
  
• Nodal agency for state development missions
  
• Coordinate and harmonize the approach to skill development among various central ministries and departments, state governments. NSDC and private players.
  
• Anchor and operationalize the NSQF.
  
• Raise extra-budgetary resources for skill development
  
• Evaluate existing skill development schemes to assess their efficacy, and to suggest corrective action.
  
• Create and maintain a national data base related to skill developement including development of a dynamic Labour Market Information System (LMIS).
  
• Affirmative action for advocacy.
  
• Discharge any other function entrusted by the government.
  

 
Additional functions of NSDA as per national policy for skill development & entrepreneurship, 2015 are as under
 

• To establish and operationalise a Quality Assurance Framework (QAF) embedded in NSQF to improve consistency of outcomes in the skills landscape, which include laying down a framework for training. assessment and certification processes and agencies in the country.
  
• Establishment of a National Skill Research Division (NSRD) housed under NSDA which will serve as a think tank for inputs on research related to skill development and evolve as a credible research organization in skill development at the national level. It aims to serve as an authentic, qualitative and accessible think tank for research related to skill development in India.
  
• Develop national protocols for registration and accreditation of private training providers.
  
• Promote use of skill India logo on skill certificates by SSCs/agencies adhering to the QA framework.