Skill-based trainings to restructure livelihood activities in

With 81 per cent of the workforce in eastern Nagaland engaged in agricultural sector and only 18.9 per cent in secondary and tertiary sectors, as per 2011 Census, it is important to restructure livelihood activities for removing such "glaring" gaps, a government official said.

Addressing the valedictory programme of a capacity building training programme here, the official said, according to 2011 Census, 52.7 per cent of the workforce in the state is engaged in agricultural sector and 47.3 per cent in secondary and tertiary sectors.

"With such glaring critical gaps, it is important to restructure the livelihood activities with various skill- based trainings and ensure that the unemployed youth get gainful employment," he said.

The training, conducted by the Department of Underdeveloped Areas (DUDA) in the last two months, ended on Thursday.

Speaking at the programme, Advisor for DUDA, N Bonkhao Konyak said, "unemployment is not only an area of concern in Nagaland but it is also a challenging issue in the country."