Is skills training the means to uplift the rural youth of India?

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Is skills training the means to uplift the rural
youth of India?

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How would you like your children to be when they
grow up?

• Thats a question the rural community of our
  country dreads answering. For many
  underprivileged Indian children, education is a
  luxury they cant afford. What will it take for
  the marginalized community of our country to have
  the same set of opportunities as the privileged
  urban-born?

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• India is a country with a surplus labour force,
  but the job opportunities created for them are
  too few and far in between. Our rural youth,
  albeit energetic and enthusiastic, is deprived of
  avenues that can help put their energy to good
  use. There is an immediate need to restructure
  our system in a way that provides our
  next-generation rural youth the same
  opportunities as the urban privileged. This is
  where NGOs and the government should step in to
  help.

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• Its heartening to see that our government,
  through campaigns like Skill India, is aiming
  to train over 40 crore people in India by 2022.
  This campaign is a great initiative to make the
  Indian youth employable through various
  programmes. By making training and skills
  development available to people, be it in the
  form of short courses or workplace training, the
  government is helping people upskill themselves
  and escape poverty. Initiatives like these would
  give our nation a more skilled workforce, one
  which can innovate and bring new ideas to combat
  the challenges we face and strengthen the
  economy. By helping the unskilled, we can open
  many doors for them and India.
• Sardar Kulwant Singh Chadha Skills Academy, a CSR
  initiative of Ponty Chadha Foundation bridges the
  gap between skilled and unskilled labour, and
  helps create better employment opportunities for
  all. It is an endeavour to train candidates, hone
  their potential and provide them skill training
  and employment in security services, facilities
  management and hospitality training.
• Now more than ever, our country needs plenty of
  such initiatives to promote inclusivity and equal
  opportunities in all walks of life.

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Thank you