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‘Skilling of Youth

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Independence India

Dr. Rajmani Singh

Indian economy is changingfast in the recent past. Various development activities have been implemented to boost up the socio-economic development of the country. Among the contributor to the economy, the primary sector, secondary sector and tertiary sectors accounts for about 20 per cent, 25 per cent and 55 per cent of the economy respectively. As we have been witnessing globally that skills and knowledge are the driving forces of economic growth and social development for any country. Without these two factors a country and a region cannot grow and prosper.

 

No doubt that the Indian economy is growing at a faster rate but if we want our economy to grow more at 8 per cent to 9 per cent, it is required that the secondary and tertiary sectors must grow at 10 per cent to 11 per cent, assuming agriculture grows at 4 per cent. In such a scenario, it is obvious that a large portion of the workforce would migrate fromthe primary sector (agriculture) to the secondary and tertiary sectors. However, the skill sets that are required in the manufacturing and service sectors are quite different from those in the agriculture sector. This implies that there is/ will be a large skill gap when such a migration occurs, as evidenced by a shrinking employment in the agriculture sector. This scenario necessitates skill development in the workforce.

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