• R.S. Narendra
• Dr Venugopal

Indian with the youngest population in the world has a great chance to Skill the young Indian population to reap the benefits of Demographic dividend. Globalization, knowledge and competition have intensified the need for a highly-skilled workforce in both the developing and developed nations as it enables them to accelerate their growth rate towards higher trajectory. For India, skill development is critical from both socio-economic and demographic point of view. The accelerated economic growth has increased the demand for skilled manpower, but that has also highlighted the shortage of skilled manpower in the country. Lack of skills and shortage of suitable employability, including soft skills, are some of the key reasons in finding a suitable candidate for available jobs in the country. India as a country has an advantage when it comes to absolute number of workforce but the industry is facing a crucial shortage of "skilled" and "qualified" manpower. India has the potential to become a powerhouse with the population set to rise to 1.3 billion by 2020, out of which 60% are in the working age of (15-59 years). Hence, it is all the more imperative to ‘skill India’. Currently, India lags far behind in imparting skill training as compared to other countries. Only 10% of the total workforce in the country receives some kind of skill training (2% with formal training and 8% with informal training). Further, 80% of the entrants into the workforce do not have the opportunity for skill training. Therefore, the present paper attempts to study the Skill India Programme, its objectives features, schemes available under the programme, challenges in front of skill development initiatives in India along with their solutions. The paper has made an attempt to study the Impact of Skill India programme in improving the employability of Indian youth and also in reducing the mismatch in qualification and career among Indian youth . The study also found that both the Government and its partner agencies have undertaken various measures/initiatives for the effective implementation of the skill development system in the economy, but still faces a number of unresolved issues/challenges that need immediate attention of the policy makers. Hence, skill development initiatives of the government should focus on these obstacles and develop the programs accordingly to resolve these hurdles for the complete success of the skill development initiatives.

Skill India, Employability, Mismatch, Demographic dividend, Career

"Skill India – A mechanism for addressing the mismatch in qualification and career in the contemporary job market", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 11, page no.789-801, November-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1912107.pdf

"Skill India – A mechanism for addressing the mismatch in qualification and career in the contemporary job market", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 11, page no. pp789-801, November-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1912107.pdf