The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India, today announced the launch of the Skill India Assistant (SIA)—an AI-powered digital skilling tool developed in collaboration with Meta, using its open-source Llama models. This marks the world's first large-scale initiative of its kind, where an open-source AI model is being integrated into a nationwide public skilling mission on WhatsApp, providing access to millions of Indians across the cou