11 cr additional skilled workforce needed by 2022: Report

Nearly 11 crore additional skilled workforce will be required by 24 sectors like automobile, retail, handloom and construction by 2022, says a report.
Barring agriculture, all other 23 sectors will require more skilled workforce by 2022, the skills gap report commissioned by National Skill Development Corporation said.
The employment base of agriculture was 24 crore people in 2013. However, the projected number of skilled workforce in the sector by 2022 is pegged at 21.56 crore, showing a reduction of 2.48 crore people in the incremental human resource requirement.
The incremental human resource requirement across 24 sectors is nearly 109.73 million whereby the top 10 sectors including automobile, retail, handloom, leather, etc. Account for about 80 per cent of requirements.

"The idea behind the skill gap studies is to understand the sectors in which we are likely to face the biggest gaps. It is imperative for us to plan the skilling of future workforce of India on the basis of these reports," Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skills Development & Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy said.
"These reports will be used for the implementation of the recently announced Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana; for state skill missions and for various other skill initiatives being planned across the country," he added.
The skill gap studies provide a granular data on the skill gaps for two time periods: 2013-17 and 2017-22.

"The findings will help draw key insights for skill development plans for both government and corporates," NSDC MD and CEO Dilip Chenoy said.