India Seeks to Upskill Over Half a Billion Young People to Power Digital Economy and Avoid Unemployment Crisis
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India faces challenge of training over 560 million young people to realize ambitions like building $1 trillion digital economy and avoid unemployment.
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Government initiatives include new education policy focused on problem-solving skills, online skills programs, and partnerships with industry for training.
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Concerns remain about uneven spread of industry, gaps in quality and accessibility of training, preparing youth for job uncertainty with AI.
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Southern states more advanced in education than underdeveloped northern belt; poor families disadvantaged by digital divide.
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Comprehensive, systematic approach needed to develop skills, mindsets and bridge inequalities to tap potential of youth population.