• Rakesh Kumar Gulati

Abstract : Skilled human capital is vital for success of ambitions program “Digital India” and for sustainability of future growth. The quality of manpower is a vital factor in the success or failure of any program/project. India with a population of 1.34 billion with medium age of 26.9 years which is expected to be 28 years by 2020[1] and one third of population below the age of 14 years [2]. The channelization of vast human resource potential in right direction is important to achieve the objective of digital India “to transform India into digitally empowered society and a knowledge economy” to make India a global talent hub. The vision of the digital India program is to deliver public services at the door step of people with minimum cost to citizen of country with special emphasis to the marginalized sections of society to bridge the digital divide between digital haves and ‘have notes’. Translation of vision into reality requires commitment, knowledge and skills of the stakeholders Skilled manpower is the need to hour for sustainable development with 2030 year agenda of sustainable development goal (SDGs) of UN of which India is signatory. The skilled manpower will become the strategic tool for growth and ambitious program. The purpose of research paper is to analysis the skill gaps in demand and supply of employable manpower and how the skill India programme under digital India umbrella can help in reducing the skill gap. The necessary skill has direct impact on the employment and job performance. The required skill as per the demand of employer is critical in achieving the target of decent work, which contributes to the economic growth.

Skill development, NSDC, SDGs, Skill Gaps, KPMG, PMKVY

"SKILL DEVELOPMENT A CATALYST FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.350-359, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901547.pdf

"SKILL DEVELOPMENT A CATALYST FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp350-359, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901547.pdf