DNA, 20th February 2016

The education sector is unanimous in its focus on seeking skill development initiatives from the government, which emerged as the top priority amongst educators, in the run up to the 2016 budget. Most academicians dna spoke to agree that several initiatives need to be taken, including incentivising institutions that facilitate skill building, building infrastructure for these activities, improving access to gaining technical skills, to make sure that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious Skill India program of equipping 40 crore youth by 2020 is a success.