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According to the Prime Minister of India, gain from investing in skill development
Narendra Modi, India has the potential
to emerge as the ‘human resource capital’
of the world just as China has become a
global ‘manufacturing factory’. ‘Skill India’
and ‘Make in India’ campaigns are the
programmes started by the government to
promote learning of any skill formally and
to promote indigenous production and
manufacturing. Th e top five sectors which
are currently inadequate due to the amount
of unskilled labour in India are listed here.
1. Domestic help—Informal sector
2. Automobile sector
3. Building and construction
4. Textile
5. Clothing
With the help of training and education, these
sectors could prove to be the highest revenue
generators in India.
Increasing Skilled Human Resources
in India
• Th e Government of India has set up a
Skills Ministry which is determined to
encourage innovative ideas and modules
in the skill development landscape. At the
same time, this ministry would also assist
the youth of the country in the skilling
and entrepreneurial domain.
• Th e National Skill Development
Corporation (NSDC) has identifi ed over
24 high-growth sectors for which potential
employees require to be skilled. Of these,
the manufacturing, textile, construction,
automotives, retail, healthcare and
transportation sectors are expected to
witness the highest growth. Companies
operating within these sectors stand to
entrepreneurial: characterised by the taking of fi nancial risks in the hope of profi t
programmes that will train workers with
skills that are needed in their respective
sectors.
• Th e Skill India Mission is an opportunity
for companies to give some serious
thought to how they can play an impactful
role in bridging the skill gap in the
country. Wide-scale impact cannot occur
without the active involvement of the
private sector. By leveraging the Skill
India Mission and engaging with the
government and various implementation
agencies, companies can work to provide
the much needed training programmes
to the vast population of unskilled people.
Th is will ultimately benefi t the industries
and contribute to the growth and
development of the country.
Impact of Skilled Human Resources
on the Development of a Country
Human resources and human beings are
not the same. We can fi nd human beings
everywhere but only some of them can
be labelled as human resources. Human
resources indicate the active age group of
people who can economically contribute
towards the growth of their country.
In the modern age, the value of human
resources in a country is increasing every day.
Th e ways in which these human resources
impact a nation have been discussed below.
Agricultural Development
Development of agriculture in an agrarian
country becomes the foremost priority.
Agriculture is labour intensive, hence, the
manpower needed to do the work needs
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