Jayant Chaudhary Receives India-UK Achievers Award 2026

Union Minister of State Jayant Chaudhary was honored with the India-UK Achievers Awards 2026 in London. An alumnus of the London School of Economics (LSE), he was honored for his significant contribution at a ceremony organized by the National Indian Students and Alumni Union (NISAU) UK with the support of the British government.

• This event took place during a three-day program in London, which focused on education, policy and student mobility between India and the UK.
• Chaudhary has been active in promoting skill diplomacy and recently highlighted India’s talent and innovation at the AI Impact Summit 2026.
• Jayant Chaudhary says that India is promoting skill diplomacy through global partnerships to increase the employment prospects of youth.
• Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary said that India is promoting skill diplomacy through structured partnerships with global players with the aim of improving employment prospects of the country’s youth in the international market.
• Addressing a webinar on skilling in the care ecosystem, the Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship said that the National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) is working towards recognizing language as a skill.
• "In August 2025, India and Japan formalized an action plan for human resource exchange and cooperation, which promised to send 50,000 skilled and semi-skilled workers to Japan in the next five years.
• "Similarly, in February 2026, India and Israel have also made a major partnership to send 50,000 more Indian workers to Israel by 2030," the minister said.
• He emphasized that the government is committed to increasing women’s participation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and emerging tech sectors.

Main honored people (Class of 2026):

• Jayant Chaudhary: Skills Minister.
• Karan Gokani: Chef, author and co-founder of Hoppers restaurant.
• Dr. Shuchin Bajaj: Founder of Ujala Cygnus Healthcare.
• Rajesh Talwar: Global policy author.
• Neeti Paul: Executive advisor and founder of Mohpra Advisory.
• Dr. Arun Prasad: Robotic surgeon.
• Aditya Tiwari: Disability inclusion advocate.
• Babatdor Dakhar: Founder of Half and One.

NISAU

• Earlier called NISU, Sanam Arora created the first national organization in the UK for the voice of Indian students.
• Young Indians now have their home away from home - a not-for-profit, volunteer-run, grassroots organization dedicated to the welfare of students. We started supporting students trapped in the vicious circle of ‘bogus colleges’.