• India faces a dual challenge: paucity of highly trained workforce and non-employability of educated youth.
  • Skill development aims to provide job skills to the youth.
  • This enhances their employability.
  • It connects the supply of skilled human resources with sectoral demands.
  • By providing relevant skills, it helps bridge the skill gap in the labor market.
  • This directly contributes to employment generation.
  • It also promotes entrepreneurship, leading to wealth and employment creation.