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Need for all stakeholders including states, industry to integrate efforts for Skill development: Rudy

Updated: Nov 20, 2015 10:59:45am
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (KNN) In order to escalate the targets for skill development keeping in view the constantly increasing workforce in the country, there is a need for all stakeholders including Central Government, States, and Industry to integrate their efforts to achieve the desired output, said Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy during Resurgent Rajasthan 2015 currently on in Jaipur.
 
Addressing the session titled “Make in India: Skilled Rajasthan", the minister highlighted the importance of Skill India to achieve Make in India.
 
Rudy reiterated the need for industry to come forth and participate in these initiatives as it is the ultimate beneficiary of the skilled workforce. Highlighting some of the existing challenges with respect to constraint of resources and inadequate financial support, he emphasised on the necessity for private organisations to contribute through their Corporate Social Responsibility funds.
 
Explaining the current GDP breakup, he stressed that for economic development, the contribution of manufacturing sector in the total GDP needs to increase, which is possible only with the availability of skilled workforce in the sector.

Rudy expressed the essentiality for the States to come on board with Central Government initiatives to skill at scale and speed with standards. 

He further shared the Central Government's upcoming initiative to collaborate with States in implementing the central schemes on skill development.
 
The Ministry for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has partnered with World Bank to strengthen States implementing skill training schemes through financial support which would be linked to certain parameters including alignment of all schemes with the NSQF framework, carrying out district level skill assessment studies, converging all schemes under the State Skill Development Mission, integrating skill database to the national Labour Management Informational System (LMIS), supporting legislative/policy rules encouraging skill development activities in the States. (KNN Bureau)

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