For skilling India | The Indian Express

For skilling India | The Indian Express

Written by K P Krishnan, Roopa Kudva |Updated: June 4, 2019 4:07:50 am

Krishnan is secretary, ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship, government of India.

Roopa Kudva is managing director, Omidyar Network India.

For skilling India

It requires tapping of technology and creation of conducive governance.

Despite the progress made so far, today, learners face a multitude of challenges on their skilling journey.

Over the last 10 years, the Indian government has undertaken significant efforts in improving both the scale and quality of skilling, like setting up the National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) in 2009, launching the Skill India mission in 2015, and the flagship skilling initiative, the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMVKY) in 2016. This, in turn, is expected to drive economic gains and social mobility for individuals as well as trigger a productivity dividend for enterprises.