The Andhra Pradesh government is planning to give skill development training to one lakh youth from schedule caste category so that they can get better employment opportunities in numerous sectors in the country. India has been quite bullish about the ‘Make in India’ and this in turn has resulted in many manufacturing units getting opened in the country. One of the concern though is to get skilled workers and this initiative by the Andhra Pradesh government is a small step in that direction. This initiative was announced by Ravela Kishore Babu, Social Welfare Minister, Andhra Pradesh government.
The minister has said that about 16 sectors including automobile, telecom, health, electronics, and other fields which have higher employment potential have been identified for the purpose.
Babu also help meeting with AP Skill Development Corporation to take this move forward. The government has identified 12 institutions where these training will be imparted and the government has already signed memorendum of understanding (MoU) with 10 institutions for this purpose.
Industry experts has been advocating the fact that India needs to take care of skilled labour as it may pose concern when the country is looking forward to becomming a manufacturing driven nation.
By Atanu Kumar Das
