Citizens For Accountable Government

BOOSTING SKILLSETS: INCREASING THE EMPLOYABILITY OF

YOUTH

57% of Indian youth lack sufficient skill sets to be considered fully employable.

80% of the Indian workforce

does not possess identifiable, marketable skills.

47% of Indian graduates are

not employable in any sector of the knowledge economy.

1.2 crore people will join the job

market every year, over the coming decade.

FACT FILE

Source: 1, 2, 3 of Appendix: References

Image Source: businesstoday.in

CAUSES

ILLITERACY

OUTDATED EDUCATION

SYSTEM

INEFFICIENT JOB

CREATION

EMPLOYER- EMPLOYEE

CONNECTIVITY

LACK OF SOFT SKILLS

Compulsory primary education Quality Education and Teachers Strictest laws against child

labour Incentive based girl child

Education Result Oriented-Tender based

privatisation of Government’s primary education program.

PROPOSED SOLUTION

ILLITERACY

OUTDATED EDUCATION

SYSTEM

Nationwide common, standard and internationally competent curricula for Primary as well as secondary education

Support and Importance to sports and fine arts

Stress on Practical education and vocational training

E-learning: Quality education to all

Stress on betterment of communication skills at childhood level

Computer skills: Compulsory computer education throughout basic education course

PROPOSED SOLUTION

Utilizing the vast potential of: Agriculture sector Electronic and

Communication Sector Cottage Industries

INEFFICIENT JOB

CREATION

LACK OF SOFT SKILLS

Development of National internet - based database of eligible job seekers and employers

Setting up of Support centers to provide technical assistance at nominal costs(we can use existing Municipal offices)

Converting MNREGA into Human Resource Outsourcing organization which would provide manpower on demand

Development of National Data Centre

EMPLOYER- EMPLOYEE

CONNECTIVITY

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Tender Based- Result

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Developing Soft Skills

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MNREGA: A Human

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IMPACT will be self-evident

Criteria to measure impact: The percentage of employed people and the rate of

increase of employability. Feedback from employers.

Sustainability of proposed solution: The success of imposed solutions would automatically

increase the scale of operation, and hence its impact. Employable parents would tend to make their children

even more employable.

Monitoring of imposed solutions: Setting up of a central vigilance commission or a similar

body to monitor all government schemes and plans. NGOs have to play a pivotal role in monitoring.

Challenges And Mitigation

CHALLENGES MITIGATION

Some families don’t allow children, especially girls to study.

Families prefer children to earn instead of studying.

Government showing lack of will and strength in taking unpopular decisions.

Lack of funds.

Infrastructure unavailable for computer education and E-learning.

Suffocating cottage industries.

Snap ration card and other similar government benefits to such families.

Enforce stricter labour laws.

Choose a wise government!

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Stop several vote bank based and less efficient schemes and unify them wherever possible.

Provision of Interest free loans.

Cheaper-subsidised raw material, marketing help, tax incentives and even subsidies.

APPENDIX: REFERENCES 1.Yogesh, R. (2012). A Report on Youth Unemployability in India. Retrieved from http://www.studymode.com/essays/A-Report-On-Youth-Unemployability-In-984407.html 2.ICEF Monitor. (2013). To upskill 500 million workers, India goes international. Retrieved from http://monitor.icef.com/2013/02/to-upskill-workforce-india-goes-international/ 3.Chaturvedi, A. (2013, June 24). 47% graduates in India are unemployable for any job: Report. The Economic Times. Retrieved from http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-06-24/news/40166802_1_employability-knowledge-economy-graduates 4.Pande, S. (2013, March 31). A cut below. Business Today. Retrieved from http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/companies-work-towards-skills-gap-in-india/1/193097.html 5.Anand, G. (2011, April 5). India Graduates Millions, but Too Few are fit to hire. The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014504576142092863219826.html 6. Pande, S. (2013, March 31). A cut below. Business Today. Retrieved from http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/companies-work-towards-skills-gap-in-india/1/193097.html 7.Press Trust of India. (2012, April 17). 270 million Indians are illiterate: Report. The Economic Times. Retrieved from http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-04-17/news/31355591_1_teacher-training-secondary-education-education-deficit

SHUBHAM GUPTA

A PRESENTATION BY:

SHIV ASHISH SINHA

VIKAS JHA KRISHNA KANT SINGH

VIJAY RANJAN NARAYAN