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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