'WE SPEND ₹5.000 CRORE ON SKILLING EVERY YEAR'
Business Today|June 12, 2022
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, says the government is doing its bit for skilling, having trained 30 million people over the past five years, but industry needs to do more
NIDHI SINGAL
'WE SPEND ₹5.000 CRORE ON SKILLING EVERY YEAR'

TIPPING POINT MOS Rajeev Chandrasekhar says the next two years represent an unprecedented opportunity for Indian tech

THE ONGOING digital transformation across the world presents India with a big economic opportunity, which it can take advantage of only if it has a skilled workforce. The Government of India is working on a plan to not just skill the workforce at the district level, but to also upskill, reskill and multiskill it. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship says the government is spending ₹4,000-5,000 crore every year on skilling and has trained 30 million citizens over the past five years. Excerpts from an interview:

While India is known for its engineering talent, the Indian workforce was believed to be amongst the least skilled in 2019. The situation has improved but there is a long way to go. What is the government doing about this?

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