87 mn Indian youth are not studying, working or in training: NITI Aayog
An estimated 8.7 crore Indian youth aged 15 to 29 are not studying, working, or receiving training, a recent Niti Aayog report said, highlighting the urgent need for subsidised training programmes to encourage self-employment and align with local demand and emerging sectors.
The Aayog, in the report titled 'Reimagining Skilling for Viksit Bharat@2047', said the estimate is based on data from the 78th round of the National Sample Survey conducted in 2021.
To ensure the highest impact, the Aayog organised India's workforce landscape and learners into five segments -- schooling; tertiary education; formal and informal work; not in education, employment and training (NEET) youth; and women.
"NEET youth are constrained by the absence of income and the sunk cost of prior education.
Students often cannot layer paid skilling onto existing financial commitments," it said.
The Aayog has defined NEET youth as youth comprising individuals between the ages of 15 and 29 who are not engaged in ..
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