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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
TopicSkill India initiative

Topic: Skill India initiative

India needs a National Jobs Mission, not just skilling

Training millions of young people without commensurate opportunities risks producing not more employed youth, but more skilled unemployed.

Skill India Mission to empower Indian youth

Industry-relevant skills to meet growing industry demands.

President Murmu completes 2 years in office, inaugurates Skill India Centre

She also inaugurated a Cricket Pavilion at the Sports Ground of Dr Rajendra Prasad Kendriya Vidyalaya.

Who is vocational education training for? Data shows over 84% Indian didn’t get any

Periodic Labour Force Survey data shows the situation is worse for women. And those who got the training, almost half of them accounted for self-learning or ‘learning on the job’.

In UP, queue grows for new Covid Warriors course but past ‘Skill India’ trainees await jobs

The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana was launched in 2015 under Skill India Mission. While the Centre claims more than 80% candidates have been certified, in UP many wait certificates and jobs.

Can’t pay rent or salaries, how Covid & lack of govt funds are shutting down skill centres

Some skilling centres have shut shop, while some are unable to pay salaries to their staff. Govt cites budget constraints for delay in disbursing payments to the centres.

Skill India ministry needs to find itself 1 office before it can help Indians find jobs

The ministry operates from 5 different premises, in different parts of Delhi and Noida, leading to a logistical nightmare for even simple tasks such as moving office files.

Barkha Dutt calls out Kapil Sibal and Skill India needs spelling lessons

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Will export skilled manpower that will boost salaries & raise India’s GDP, says Sushma Swaraj

By 2020, Sushma Swaraj says, the average age in India will be 29, making it the world's youngest country with 64 per cent of...

On Camera

Jana Sangh leader VK Malhotra brought Advani to Delhi, kept the party afloat after 1984 setback

Unlike his colleagues from the time of the BJS, several of whom became governors and held other constitutional posts, Malhotra chose to lead a quiet and simple retired life after the massive 2014 victory of the BJP.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.