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Article, Paragraph, Essay on “Multi Skill Programme- Skill India” article for Class 10, Class 12, Graduation Classes and descriptive examination

Multi Skill Programme- Skill India

The Government has announced the start of a national Multi-Skill programme called Skill India. Announcing this during his maiden Budget Speech in the Lok Sabha, the Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that this programme would ability the youth with a prominence on employability and entrepreneur skills. It will also present education and support for welders, carpenters, cobblers, masons, blacksmiths and weavers etc. The meeting of various schemes to achieve this objective is also proposed. After Digital India and Make in India, the NaMo Government is to begin another programme. This new programme called ‘Skill India’ is invented to be a multi-skill programme. It will be launched in March 2015. Like all other programmes, ‘Skill India’ too is a nightmare project of Narendra Modi and the effort to launch this programme has already been initiated.

Objectives of ‘Skill India’

The main objective is to create opportunities and scope for the growth of the talents of the Indian youth and to build up more of those sectors which have already been put under skill development for the last so many years and also to recognize new sectors for skill development. The new programme seeks to provide guidance and skill development to 500 million youth of our country by 2020, covering each and every village. Various schemes are also planned to attain this goal.

FEATURES OF ‘SKILL INDIA ‘

  • The emphasis is to skill the youths in such a way so that they get employment and also get better entrepreneurship.
  • To Provides training, support and supervision for all occupations that were of traditional type like carpenters, cobblers, welders, blacksmiths, masons, nurses, tailors, weavers etc.
  • The more prominence will be given on new areas like real estate, construction, transportation, textile, gem industry, jewellery designing, banking, tourism and various other sectors, where skill development is inadequate or nil.
  • The training programmes would be on the lines of international level so that the youths of our country can not only meet the domestic demands but also of other countries like the US, Japan, China, Germany, Russia and those in the West Asia.
  • Another remarkable feature of the ‘Skill India’ programme would be to create a hallmark called ‘Rural India Skill’, so as to standardize and confirm the training process.
  • The programmes would be initiated for definite age groups which can be like language and communication skills, life and positive thinking skills, personality development skills, management skills, behavioral skills, including job and employability skills.
  • The course methodology of ‘Skill India’ would be innovative, which would include games, group discussions, brainstorming sessions, practical experiences, case studies etc.

How is it diverse from the earlier skill development policies?

The Government of India has always considered skill development as a national priority. It is just that since the ministry is new, the approach taken for skill development is also new. Earlier, the emphasis was on traditional jobs. But this time, all kinds of jobs will be given equal importance. The liability was divided among various ministries and these are being clubbed together. The ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship will be the principal ministry which is going to manage with other ministries and organizations.

According to NaMo the Skill India won’t be just a programme but a movement. The youth who are jobless, college and school dropouts, along with the educated ones, from rural and urban areas, all will be given value addition. The Certificates will be issue to those who complete a particular skill or programme and this certificate has to be recognized by all public and private agencies and entities, including overseas organizations. Skill India is a programme for the entire nation.

Advantages of Skill India

The idea is to raise confidence, improve productivity and give direction through proper skill development. Skill development will enable the youths to get blue-collar jobs. Development of skills at a young age, right at the school level, is very essential to channelise them for proper job opportunities. There should be a balanced growth expansion in all the sectors and all jobs should be given equal importance. Every job aspirant would be given training in soft skills to lead a proper and decent life. Skill development would reach the rural and remote areas also. Corporate educational institutions, non-government organizations, Government, academic institutions, and society would help in the development of skills of the youths so that better results are achieved in the shortest time possible.

 

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