INTRODUCTION

India is set to grow as the worlds youngest country with 64 per cent of its population in the
working age group by 2020. The current GDP rate is 7.5 % and the jobless rate is5.2%. The
current population of India is 1.34 billion, were India represents 17.85% of world population
almost. More than 50% of Indian population is below the age of 25 and 60% of them below
the age of 35 years, which signifies the youth power in India. India is developing from past
decade, even now it is developing and not developed.

Founder of Infosys, Nandan Nilekani while giving interview with The Hindu- Business Line
on September 6, 2016 he stated that Leverage small business, they generate job, because
service sector is major contributor for GDP growth. Service sector growth would be boosting
GDP but not generating adequate employment, to have better economic sustainability. India
should drive on manufacturing led growth.

Honourable Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi announced two prominent programmes to

experience manufacturing led growth, which are Start Ups and Make in India. The entire
study would focus on how government initiated programmes would contribute to economic
development of a country, poverty eradication and high positive correlation between GDP
rate and Jobless rate.

Government of India conducting skill development programmes to bridge the demand and
supply gap of skilled human resources. To see manufacturing led growth in India it needs
MNCs to operate in India. Our nation ought to become a global manufacturer rather than just
service provider. But we are lacking to meet the demand of corporates in term of skilled
human resource, the Government programmes not only provides skilled people for
production but also stabilizes the economic condition of an Individual who take the benefits
of the programme.

The government body, NationalSkill Development Cooperation would tie up with the Private
Partners to move the programmes successfully in all the regions of India (PPP model).

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LITRATURE REVIEW

Poverty eradication is a big challenge for India.Government of India recently

sounding with two vital projects to reduce unemployment and poverty. But the
challenge for Indian Government is Indians are not skilled enough to perform
those responsibilities or work assigned which are skill based. Indian government
decided to come up with skill development and youth empowerment in the
country. The schemes would have better push for Start-up India and Make in
India which boost the GDP of the country and enables the country to have a
better economic stability.

Skill Development:

Skill developmentprogrammes would conduct to bridge the skill gap between human
resource, small and medium scale sectors. Indian government tookinitiative to conduct
programmes like NSDC, NRLM and NSDM along with the public private partnership to
build up skills in youth and to eradicate poverty to bring social equity all over the nation
(Arun Kumar Das, 2015). According to the research conducted by Avril V.Adams (2011)
explained how institutions would influence labour market organisation to build up skill
competencies which is in demand from different sector for myriadand also how organisation
lead a programmes to connect with labour market to have efficient skilled human resource.
Vocational education and training body provides a frame work how to develop a skill through
various training packages which industry in demand for (Mils et al. 2012).

Youth Empowerment:

Empowerment programmes should target and capture the youth population to see tangible
and meaningful sustainable development of the country. Youth who undergoes empowerment
programs would lead decent life and contribute to the growth of the nation (Kolade et al.
2014).

Balanced Economy:

International Labour Organisation stated that skilled work is a decent work and the countrys
productivity as well as prosperity is depended on how many people involved in work, on the

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other hand how effectively and efficiently they perform. Work helps to figure out what skill
they have and doesnt have the economy of country built on human resource, many countries
learnt this after Financial Crisis 2008 (ILO- Geneva, 2011). David Balwanz (2012) presented
a research paper stating that in Kenya the relationship between education and employment is
influenced by economic and non-economic factors. The reform design Skills for job would
in return produce skilled person which would help to stabilize economy.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM:

India is second largest nation in the world and it is also called youth nation, but the jobless
rate in India is not negligible. Does the programmes that Government of India undertaking
help in return to eradicate poverty, to maintain economic stability and would become a
complementary asset for Start-Up program and Make in India program. How does Pradhan
Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) becomes a vital tool accompany with growth of
India.

OBJECTIVES:

The objectives of the study are as follows;

1. To know the nature of the programmes conducted in karakla taluk

2. To understand to what extent these programmes able to meet up human resource
demand in the market.

METHODOLOGY:

We collected data from Karkala Municipality related to number of people who have attended
the Computer Skills and Motor Vehicle driving training. We undertook convenience sampling
we collected data from candidates by conducting telephone survey.

DATA ANALYSIS:

Computer Training:

There were 31 candidates in 2015-16 and 24 candidates in 2014-15, who undertook

Computer training that offered by KEONICS. This programme was organised by Directorate
of Municipal Administration (DMA) under the scheme of Swrna Jayanthi Shahari Rozgar
Yojana (SJSRY). This training programme is conducted once in a year. It provides both basic

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and Tally training. Altogether there were 55 candidates who registered for training
programme 71% of the candidates were college students i.e.39 students, out of 39 students
80% of the students discontinued the course. It is because students have lost their interest in
the course and it was difficult them to continue with their regular studies.2 people said that
the training which they acquired is not helpful to perform their academics better and 6 people
still perusing the course.

Apart from students out of 55 candidates only 3 women were benefited by training and they
working on the computer skill based job.

Motor Vehicle Training:

In 2015-16, 28 candidates registered for MV training out of that 24 were for Light Motor
Vehicle and 4 were Heavy Motor Vehicle training. Only one female candidate registered for
LMV, 19 candidates were SSLC drop outs and there were 3 graduates. When we called these
people and went on provoking questions apart from 2 candidates none of them lead this
training for commercial purpose, they mentioned that, they have registered for the benefit of
obtaining Driving license with less obligation and compliance by the government. The
purpose of the government is to provide free licence and driving training because private
agents are charging higher amount for classes and licence.

Findings:

Skill that imparted by youth were not taken to field, people learn same skill twice like
computer because of poor pedagogy that Indian system has. People use make of the Skill
development programme for their personal use which in return do not have vital boost in
economy, but in adverse it leads economy to soar on waste spending.

Recommendations:

Indian system has poor pedagogy it has reconstruct it pedagogy in such a way that the skill
that student impart from the other sources, the curriculum should allow students to practise
those skills. Government of India rather than providing programmes to individual if it
collaborates with corporates and train those labours would lead to better economic result
rather than people using government initiated programmes for their personal use.

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Conclusion:

Skill development is aimed to have better economic stability and the nation could build with
skills because of abundant human resource that India has. This study revealed that the
government might come up with many efficient programmes but the how well youth could
empower from those programmes and could articulate their and nation future is questioned?
Skill is a tool for Make in India and Start Up India, these two programmes would rewrite
Indian Economy.

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David Balwanz(2012)Youth Skills Development, Informal Employment and the Enabling

Environment in Kenya: Trends and Tensions.Journal of international cooperation in
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ILO (2010) a Skilled Workforce for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth: A G20
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Anup Kumar das (2015)Skills Development for SMEs: Mapping of Key Initiatives in
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John Mills, Kaye Bowman, David Crean , Danielle Ranshaw(2012)Workforce skills

development and engagement in training through skill sets: literature review.National Centre
for Vocational Education Research Ltd
Arvil .V Adams(2011) The role of skill development in overcoming social disadvantage.
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UNDP (2014) Youth Strategy 2014-2017: Empowered Youth, Sustainable Future.

Web sources:http://www.nsdcindia.org/

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