Skill India-Imperatives for Economic Growth
Published: Sep 30, 2017
Photo: Prasad
An engineering workshop at an educational centre, Mumbai. School level vocational training is important as it enables students to make wise career choices.
Abstract: There is rising unemployment in India, which does not bode well for the future. With a major chunk of population in the young cohort, the challenges in the current system of skill development need to be revisited.
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