ENA Economy 2024-07-23 11:39:28 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>New Delhi, Jul 23 (KNN)</strong> In a significant move aimed at enhancing India's workforce capabilities, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today unveiled plans to skill 20 million students over the next five years.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">This announcement came as part of her presentation of the new national budget to Parliament.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"> Twenty lakh students will be skilled in five years, Sitharaman stated. This initiative represents a major commitment to human resource development and is likely to have far-reaching implications for the country's labour market and economic growth.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The skilling program, while ambitious in scale, aligns with the government's ongoing efforts to address the skills gap in various sectors of the economy.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">It is expected to cover a wide range of industries and skill sets, though specific details of the program's implementation and focus areas were not immediately provided.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 38700 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/economy/twenty-lakh-students-will-be-skilled-in-five-years-finance-minister-sitharaman 2024-07-23 11:39:28 knnindia.co.in