Skill development in India has become a key focus area for the new government. The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship was created in 2014, and in July the Prime Minister launched the Skill India mission, which is targeting 40 crore workers by 2022. However the massive drive to expand vocational training has come into criticism from […]
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Unpacking the black box of skilling
Radhika M. Chakraborty on August 13th, 2015
Can Uttarakhand fight out-migration with development?
Mukta Naik on July 14th, 2015
The hilly states of India have had a long history of out-migration. In Uttarakhand, officials in the smallest towns and district capitals cite palaayan (migration) as a top concern. Farmers talk about falling productivity, climate change and poor connectivity to markets and youth rue the lack of employment opportunities for them in and near their […]
Posted in Migration Patterns, Urbanization 
Tags: migration decisions, return migration, rural BPO, Uttarakhand, youth 
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