Job creation and skill India: A hard sell

Abstract

In terms of growth rate of employment generation during the 11th Plan period, the highest was recorded in Uttarakhand. Others in the growth rate race were Bihar (71.8%), Himachal Pradesh (70%), Odisha (54%) and Maharashtra (38.8%) that successfully recorded high growth rates (Chakraborty).On the other hand, Chhattisgarh (19%), Uttar Pradesh (15%), Haryana (14 per cent), Kerala (10.5 per cent) and Punjab (9 per cent) recorded the slowest growth rate in employment generation (Chakraborty). The ASSOCHAM report further says that the Indian manufacturing sector is undergoing a revival phase. With improved economic performance, the sector may help in generating about 3.2 million additional manufacturing jobs during the 12th Plan period from 2012-2017 (Press Trust of India, 2014).