Skilling of Women & Children
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10Pointer
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Economy
- Published
17th Feb, 2020
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Context
- WCD Ministry partners with Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship for Skilling of Women & Children.
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Why is this needed?
- India’s demographic dividend, where 65 percent of the population is in the working age group of 29 years, gives an opportunity for India to be the skill capital of the world.
- To harness India’s advantage in human capital the Skill India Mission envisions translating India’s demographic advantage into productivity dividend by enabling jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities in sync with the aspirations and abilities of India’s youth.
- Since women participation in the labour force for India is low at 17.5 percent, skill development becomes critical for women empowerment as it has positive correlation not only with better economic opportunities but also overall with social recognition, confidence and financial independence.
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Who are involved in this?
- Ministries of Women and Child Development, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Principal Secretaries and Secretaries of WCD from the States, industrial organisations, corporate houses and institutions are the various stakeholders in this initiative.
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Where was all this happened?
- The ministries partnered during the inaugural session of the day-long national Conference on Policy Framework for Skilling of Women and Children, held on 14th Feb, 2020.
- The conference discussed issues like strengthening skill and entrepreneurship landscape for women, promoting skills in traditional and non-traditional sectors, creating a secured environment for breaking the glass ceiling and promoting entrepreneurship for children from CCIs, women and special individuals.
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What will be the impact?
- The country could add up to USD 770 billion—more than 18%—to its GDP by 2025, simply by giving equal opportunities to women, according to a report by the McKinsey Global Institute.
- Channelizing the available female talent for the new age economy is therefore quintessential to realize the full potential of human capital.
- India with its robust start-up ecosystem and leading technology sector has the opportunity to be one of the leaders in IR 4.0.
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What has the government done in this regard?
- Government of India has taken a comprehensive view of providing security to women transcending beyond physical security to cover aspects related to healthcare, social empowerment (through Swachh Vidyalaya, Ujjwala), differentiated financial incentives to working women and dedicated interventions to educate the girl child.
- While Government’s skill programmes, both short term and long term, through Industrial Training Institutes do not discriminate against women in terms of participation, the govt. needs dedicated interventions to make the overall skill ecosystem more responsive and friendly for the female participants.
Quick Recap
- Skilling of Women & Children—by Ministry of WCD and MSDE.
- Conference on Policy Framework for Skilling of Women and Children—held on 14th Feb, 2020 in New Delhi.
