Skill Development Mission in India- A Step towards Governance and Effectiveness

Abstract

Skill development plays a significant role in contributing to the growth process of a country. It has more significance in particular to a
fast growing economy like India. The demographic transition makes it imperative to generate employment opportunities for more than
12 million youths adding to working age population every year. According to the reports available, it is estimated that during the period
of 2005-2012, only 2.7 million net additional jobs were created in India. Skill development is an essential requirement to develop youth
and enable them to engage in useful vocations in the future. In India, the governments have been making policies and providing necessary support for skill development through various schemes not only by providing training and managerial skills but also the financial
assistance through various channels. However, the success rate of the initiatives and pace of growth of skill development have not been
that much encouraging in the past. The present government has taken this mission altogether in a different dimension by expanding
the facilities and supports in a big way. This paper presents the present status of the programmes being implemented by the government of India for enthusing skill development in true spirit through various schemes. A separate body to monitor and regulate the Skill
development Mission has been constituted known as National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).