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Cover Story Skilling India, Transforming India

WORLD BANK PARTNERS WITH INDIA IN SKILL DEVELOPMENT

Indian population doesn't lack talent
but it is very important to equip them Under this, there is an initiative to strengthen the
with skills. The World Bank is also State-District Skill Committee and create better market
supporting India in this campaign. Sankalp
Sankalp and Strive programmes are linkages and qualitatively improve short-term training.
being run in collaboration with the
World Bank, and a programme Strive
of mutual cooperation is going To improve the relevance and efficiency of skill
on for this with more than 15 training imparted through Industrial Training
countries. Institutes (ITIs), apprenticeships

Fellowship To increase state participation, the Ministry of Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship, in collaboration
with the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, has
launched the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship to
create a skilled workforce at the district level.

The country's youth are searching for and providing solutions to thousands of
problems through technology, specifically hackathons. Today, the country's youth are
taking on new jobs, working on their own, taking risks, daring, and delegating work to

others in response to changing job opportunities.
Narendra Modi Prime Minister

states unequivocally that "Technology First" is variety of fields. Particularly in health care, where
his government's model of good governance. enormous potential has emerged. Recognizing
New and innovative initiatives for youth skill this, the Ministry of Skill Development has begun
development have also been announced in mapping the opportunities that are being created
the general budget. Apprenticeships in degree around the world. The hope is that the youth
programmes, internships in local government, and of India will be able to obtain accurate and up-
the organisation of online degree programmes to-date information about the needs of other
are just a few examples. Bridge courses are also countries. In which country are new health-care
being organised for young Indians who wish to opportunities emerging? What is the need in which
work abroad. country and which service sector? The youth
Today, the country's youth are developing new of India will now be able to obtain information
apps, startups are becoming unicorns, and India about it more quickly. The task of providing such
is pioneering a new wave of startups through information will now be made easier thanks to
innovation and incubation. Because of the skill mapping. A portal for worker skill mapping
government's emphasis on skills, the number of has also been established in the country. This
patents has risen to more than 15,000 per year, portal will be critical in the mapping of skilled
up from an average of 4,000 prior to 2014. workers. Employers will be able to access skilled
However, in today's rapidly changing world, labour with a single click as a result of this. This
millions of skilled workers are required in a will benefit workers, particularly those who have

24 New India Samachar July 1-15, 2022