World Youth Skills Day: 5 Skill Development Schemes To Make India’s Youth Job Ready

There are 1.2 billion young people aged between 15 years and 24 years, which accounts for 16 percent of the global population, according to United Nations data. And India is a youthful nation, with a large section of its youth in the working age group. However, unemployment is rampant in India, especially among this section.

Government initiatives such as Skill India and National Skill Development Mission under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) are going some way in empowering India’s youth with skill sets that make them more employable and productive in their work environment……