<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched his most ambitious National Skill Development Mission, with a slew of initiatives aimed at gaining skills and promoting entrepreneurship among youth.<br /><br /></p>.<p>As the Centre has set a target of training 40.2 crore people by 2022, Modi said the mission is for those who left behind and poor and it is part of government war against poverty.<br /><br />“Everyone talks of those who made it to top but "our mission is for those who were left behind. The country's first priority is generating employment for the youth by developing their skills. India currently faces a severe shortage of well-trained, skilled workers, he said in a function attended by chief ministers of different states and Union ministers. The prime minister also launched the National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) scheme on the World Youth Skill Day.<br /><br />“Through a policy-driven approach we have waged a war against poverty and we have to win this war. We have to form an army from among the poor. Every poor is my soldier.<br /><br /> With their potential, we have to win this war,” he said. He said India has the potential to provide a workforce of about 4 to 5 crore to the world if the capabilities of the countrymen are honed through proper and dynamic training in skills and added that the government is focussed on this aspect.<br /><br />Noting that the world and technology are changing fast, he said, "We need to have futuristic vision and prepare plans for the next 10 years" and advocated the need for regular interaction between industry and technology experts.<br /><br />"If China is like a manufacturing factory of the world, India should become the human resource capital of the world. That should be our target and we should lay emphasis on that," Modi said.<br /><br />He said while the Indian IITs made a name for themselves globally in the last century, it is the turn of ITIs (Industrial Training Institutes) to do the same this century.<br /><br />“The poor people are no more willing to beg but to earn through self-respect...Skill India initiative is not merely to fill pockets but to give a sense of self confidence to the poor," he said.<br /><br />It is estimated that only 2.3 per cent of the workforce in India has undergone formal skill training as compared to 68 per cent in the UK, 75 per cent in Germany, 52 per cent in the US, 80 per cent in Japan and 96 per cent in South Korea.<br /><br /> Large sections of educated workforce have little or no job skills, making them largely unemployable. Therefore, the government will focus on scaling up skill training efforts to meet the demands of employers and drive economic growth.</p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched his most ambitious National Skill Development Mission, with a slew of initiatives aimed at gaining skills and promoting entrepreneurship among youth.<br /><br /></p>.<p>As the Centre has set a target of training 40.2 crore people by 2022, Modi said the mission is for those who left behind and poor and it is part of government war against poverty.<br /><br />“Everyone talks of those who made it to top but "our mission is for those who were left behind. The country's first priority is generating employment for the youth by developing their skills. India currently faces a severe shortage of well-trained, skilled workers, he said in a function attended by chief ministers of different states and Union ministers. The prime minister also launched the National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) scheme on the World Youth Skill Day.<br /><br />“Through a policy-driven approach we have waged a war against poverty and we have to win this war. We have to form an army from among the poor. Every poor is my soldier.<br /><br /> With their potential, we have to win this war,” he said. He said India has the potential to provide a workforce of about 4 to 5 crore to the world if the capabilities of the countrymen are honed through proper and dynamic training in skills and added that the government is focussed on this aspect.<br /><br />Noting that the world and technology are changing fast, he said, "We need to have futuristic vision and prepare plans for the next 10 years" and advocated the need for regular interaction between industry and technology experts.<br /><br />"If China is like a manufacturing factory of the world, India should become the human resource capital of the world. That should be our target and we should lay emphasis on that," Modi said.<br /><br />He said while the Indian IITs made a name for themselves globally in the last century, it is the turn of ITIs (Industrial Training Institutes) to do the same this century.<br /><br />“The poor people are no more willing to beg but to earn through self-respect...Skill India initiative is not merely to fill pockets but to give a sense of self confidence to the poor," he said.<br /><br />It is estimated that only 2.3 per cent of the workforce in India has undergone formal skill training as compared to 68 per cent in the UK, 75 per cent in Germany, 52 per cent in the US, 80 per cent in Japan and 96 per cent in South Korea.<br /><br /> Large sections of educated workforce have little or no job skills, making them largely unemployable. Therefore, the government will focus on scaling up skill training efforts to meet the demands of employers and drive economic growth.</p>
