Our Correspondent
Kohima | January 4
The Nagaland State Government, in its Vision 2030 document, has laid down aims to skill the youth in Nagaland to make them employable. India as a country has been grappling with the problem of employability and this is the right time for the state to take cognizance of the imperatives of skill development in line with the national policies for economy prosperity of the state, according to Nagaland Vision 2030 document.
In a study conducted in 2015 by the National Skill Development Corporation, it was estimated that in the 2014-22 period, Nagaland will have an excess supply of minimally skilled people in the workforce.
“However, in the semi- skilled and skilled labour category, there will be shortage of labour force. The imperative is therefore to impart skills to the population with target towards improving the income earnings of the state. Once the youth are equipped with adequate and relevant skills there will be demand for their services in the job market,” the Vision document stated, adding that in such context, it will be crucial for the state to skill the youth with basis schooling background in different trades such as construction, serving of automobile and electronics etc to meet the anticipated demands.
In turn they will be in position to contribute economically to the growth and development of the state. It observed that the state should aim to increase the skilling levels of the youth so that they have the requisite skills to cater to the demands of the labour market. The state should endeavour to provide incremental skilled labour in the same proportion as the share of the state’s population to the country’s population.
In 2011 the proportional share of the state’s population to the country’s population was 0.16 per cent. Hence, the target should be to produce 0.16 per cent of the incremental skill requirement for the country as a whole (1.76 lakhs). The proportion of 0.16 is only indicative and there will be sectoral differences with some sectors having greater comparative advantage compared to others, the Vision document stated.
