Vice President of India, Shri . M Hamid
Ansari on Wednesday tendered a terse advise to the government, stressing that
it should constantly revise its policies in terms of skilling its people, given
the dynamic nature of industry requirements.
Delivering the Valedictory Address at a
Conference on Skilling India for Global Competitiveness under aegis of PHD
Chamber of Commerce and Industry here today, Shri Ansari was emphatic in
asserting “given the dynamic nature of the industry requirements, our policies
would need constant revision to keep them relevant and effective for skilling
our people at a scale with speed and quality”.
He, however, added “initiatives like
formation of sector skill councils and formulation of the national skills
qualification frameworks, among others, came about between 2009 and 2014. The National Policy on Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship, 2015 takes those initiatives forward. The launch of new initiatives like the
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana and the very ambitious ‘Skill India’
initiative, that aims to train about 30 crore people by the year 2020, are much
needed efforts. These initiatives would,
however, need an inclusive approach to succeed, with special focus on the 800
million or so citizens who remain at the bottom of the pyramid”.
The Vice President further emphasized
reminding industry that the government faced three major challenges in the task
of providing adequate skill building opportunities for its people comprising
quality, numbers and perception.
In his welcome remarks, President, PHD
Chamber, Mr. Gopal Jiwarajka said that skilling should happen in a way so that
its byproduct becomes employable in all verticals of industry in suitable
consultation with all sections of industry.
Among others who spoke on the occasion
comprised, Sr. Vice President, PHD Chamber, Mr. Anil Khaitan; along with its
Chairman, Skill Development Committee, Mr. Sanjeev K Duggal and Secretary
General, Mr. Saurabh Sanyal.
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