The project is aimed at meeting the manpower requirements of India's rapidly growing economy, which currently faces a huge skill deficit at all levels of the job chain. The mission, which is expected to start functioning in four to five months from now, will be chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who will head an "apex committee" with Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia as the vice-chairman.
India has entered a 'demographic sweet spot' with half of its population being under the age of 29. This 'demographic dividend' is likely to last for 2-3 decades and provides the government a unique opportunity to harness the vast potential of India's youth, points out Raj Kishore Mishra, the former civil servant turned development professional.
India should emerge as the 'human resource capital' of the world as China has become a global 'manufacturing factory'.
At the same time, the chief minister added, "We have decided to review the policy to remove any misconceptions in this regard."
Farming and agriculture are crying out for a business model innovation, says R Gopalakrishnan.
Generation, a youth employment non-profit, is empowering young people to build thriving, sustainable careers. It also provides employers the highly skilled, motivated talent they need.
The shortage of skilled workers in India is one of the country's biggest challenges.
P Chidambaram accused the BJP of making a u-turn on bills like GST after having stalled them during the UPA regime.
P Chidambaram rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi's veiled charge that Sonia Gandhi was an "unconstitutional authority."
Manish Sabharwal is chairman of TeamLease, which has helped hire 1.4 million sales and customer service reps and logistics employees such as couriers for companies across India since it was founded in 2002.
The President talked about demonetisation, electoral reforms and disruptions in Parliament.
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