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Covid-19 puts a spanner in Centre’s skill development works -Radheshyam Jadhav

-The Hindu Business Line Number of placements under the flagship PMKVY scheme plunged during 2020-21 There’s a drastic decline in the number of unemployed youth getting placements under the short-term training programme of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) scheme during the Covid-19 pandemic. Launched in 2015, the PMKVY is among the flagship programmes of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship that aim to mobilise and train youth according to the...

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Recovery of economy now depends on how fast we skill youth, make them job-ready, Pradhan says -Soniya Agrawal

-ThePrint.in On World Youth Skills Day, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan says skilling is no longer a secondary ancillary to education in India. New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is looking to skill India’s youth with knowledge to ensure they are employable, Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan said at an event on World Youth Skills Day Thursday.   Highlighting the government’s efforts to increase the employability of...

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85% Domestic Workers Not Paid During Lockdown, Says Survey

-Newsclick.in The survey by the Domestic Workers Sector Skill Council (DWSSC) also stated that they are facing discrimination and stigma as employers doubt them of being carriers of the virus. The nationwide lockdown, announced to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, has exposed the dishonorable condition of informal workers, especially in cities. The conditions of domestic workers- most of them women- have further been deplorable. A survey by the Domestic Workers Sector Skill Council (DWSSC)...

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The problem of skilling India -Christophe Jaffrelot & Vihang Jumle

-The Indian Express India’s employment crisis calls for more government expenditure in education, adequate training. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his recent Independence Day speech, said, “We need to worry about population explosion”. These words stand in stark contrast to his previous references to India’s demographic dividend where the country’s population was seen as an asset. This shift reflects a new awareness, according to which demography brings a dividend only if...

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Learning to compete: on Skill India -Santosh Mehrotra & Ashutosh Pratap

-The Hindu Skill India needs a sharp realignment if it is to meaningfully transform people’s life chances In 2013, India’s skill agenda got a push when the government introduced the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF). This organises all qualifications according to a series of levels of knowledge, skills and aptitude, just like classes in general academic education. For instance, level 1 corresponds to Class 9 (because vocational education is only supposed to...

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