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’.
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.
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.
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.
Piyush was about celebration—of life, of people, of stories. He believed that what we create can shape popular culture, can make people feel proud of who they are.
Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
India will get only freebies, subsidies, reservations, and loan waivers.