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POLICY REVIEW

Despite the many initiatives vocational training. In this This scheme provides
under the NSDM, the model, students are trained monetary rewards
implementation of skill in both theoretical knowledge to individuals who
development programs in and practical skills in a successfully complete a
India remains a challenge. company environment. The training program. The
According to the India German model has been scheme aims to provide
Skills Report 2021, only 45% successful in providing training to youth who
of India’s workforce has highly skilled workers to the are either unemployed or
received any kind of formal industry and has contributed underemployed.
training. In addition, there is a significantly to the country’s
significant regional disparity economic growth. • National Apprenticeship
in the availability of skill The Habitat III New Urban Promotion Scheme
(NAPS): This scheme
training opportunities. States Agenda resonate with the provides financial
such as Maharashtra, Tamil best practices and sets up
Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh a new urban horizon. The incentives to employers
have the highest number NUA 2016 also reassures who hire apprentices.
of training providers and the skills development for The scheme aims to
promote apprenticeship
enrolled candidates, while economic growth and equal training and increase the
states such as Jammu and opportunities. Empowering number of apprentices in
Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, women and girls, children the country.
and Arunachal Pradesh have and youth, older persons,
the lowest. persons with disabilities, • Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

In order to address these indigenous peoples, local Grameen Kaushalya
Yojana (DDU-GKY): This
disparities, the Government communities, and those scheme provides training
of India has initiated a in vulnerable situations is and employment
number of measures. One crucial for effective urban opportunities to rural
such measure is the creation of and territorial development youth. The scheme aims
a state ranking system, which decision-making. Capacity- to provide training to
aims to encourage states to development initiatives youth who are poor and
improve their performance that strengthen skills and unemployed.
in skill development. The promote human rights and
ranking is based on a number antidiscrimination are needed According to the rankings
of different factors, including to ensure their participation in of 2020, Maharashtra is
the number of training shaping governance processes the top-ranked state in
and engaging in dialogue.
providers, the number of terms of skill development,
certified candidates, and the In India, the NSDM has followed by Tamil Nadu and
availability of infrastructure launched various schemes for Uttar Pradesh. Jharkhand,
and resources for skill the skilling of both the skilled Nagaland, and Manipur are
training. and non-skilled workforce. the lowest-ranked states.
Some of the schemes are:
One of the global best Capacity building activities
practices in skill development • Pradhan Mantri Kaushal of the new home owners
is the German model of dual Vikas Yojana (PMKVY): can also have a significant

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