Skill development and harnessing the demographic dividend has been a key driving force of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. Currently, over 70-odd Skill Development Programmes (SDPs) are being implemented by government of India, each with its own norms for eligibility criteria, duration of training, cost of training, outcomes, monitoring and tracking mechanism etc.
The Cabinet on Thursday approved streamlining of norms in skill development programmes that are being implemented by various ministries of the government. Also, the Cabinet approved a National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to improve the quality of skill training and harness human resources strength.
Skill development and harnessing the demographic dividend has been a key driving force of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. Currently, over 70-odd Skill Development Programmes (SDPs) are being implemented by government of India, each with its own norms for eligibility criteria, duration of training, cost of training, outcomes, monitoring and tracking mechanism etc.
As of now, the hours of training and costs are all varied. This multiplicity of norms and parameters will now be streamlined in order to achieve the final outcomes envisaged. The proposal envisages the creation of a common norms committee under the chairmanship of secretary, ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship to bring about uniformity among the skill development schemes.
For the new policy, the skill development and entrepreneurship programmes for women are a specific focus.
A new skill council too would be created, headed by the Prime Minister. The policy seeks to educate and equip potential entrepreneurs, with and outside, a formal education system. The previous National Policy on Skill Development was formulated by the Ministry of Labour and Employment in 2009 and provided for a review after five years to align the policy framework with emerging national and international trends.
Meanwhile, workforce requirement for the healthcare sector is expected to grow from 35.9 lakh in 2013 to 74 lakh in 2022, NSDC said in a statement. Besides, the size of the healthcare sector is expected to grow to Rs9.64 lakh crore by 2017, it added. At present, healthcare spending in India stands at less than 5 per cent of GDP, as compared to other developed countries, while out-of-pocket expenditure comprises about 92 per cent of private expenditure as compared to international average of nearly 50 per cent.
Lack of facilities in rural India
The report observed that highly urbanised regions, including Delhi NCR, are heavily concentrated with healthcare facilities while rural regions remain underdeveloped. "India has become one of the leading affordable destination for people looking for best medical care at cost much lower than that of developed countries. The report further states that there is a significant gap in the availability of allopathic doctors (6.21 lakh) and it is a trend that is likely to continue into the next five years. "There are over 7,50,000 registered Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) practitioners in the country.
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