Archive · 23 Aug 2026
NITI Aayog Report Urges Maharashtra To Link Skilling With Jobs
NITI Aayog published a report about improving job training in India.
It says training should be judged by whether people get jobs, earn better wages or start successful work.
Maharashtra already has a platform called Mahaswayam to connect learners, employers and jobs.
The report suggests starting job skills in schools from Class 6.
It also wants more apprenticeships so students can learn while working.
Training companies could receive funding based on the jobs they help people obtain.
A Digital Skills Passport could keep a person’s education, skills and work experience in one record.
The report says many workers still lack social-security benefits.
Maharashtra will need to see whether its existing programmes produce lasting employment, not just certificates.
NITI Aayog’s August 2026 report calls for measuring skilling through jobs, wage gains and viable self-employment rather than enrolment or certificates.
Maharashtra’s Mahaswayam platform and skill-gap initiatives are cited as foundations for the proposed state-led transformation.
The report recommends outcome-linked financing, earlier vocational education, expanded apprenticeships and stronger industry participation.
A proposed Digital Skills Passport would combine verified credentials, skills and work experience with existing digital systems.
India has trained more than 7.67 crore people since 2014-15, but 27 crore non-agricultural workers reportedly lack social-security benefits.
- Who
- NITI Aayog, Maharashtra’s government and stakeholders including schools, training providers, employers and workers.
- What
- A report proposes reshaping skilling around employment, wage gains, career progression and self-employment outcomes.
- When
- The report, titled “Reimagining Skilling for Viksit Bharat@2047,” was released in August 2026.
- Where
- The recommendations apply across India, with specific implications for Maharashtra, including Mumbai.
- Why
- NITI Aayog says training outcomes remain uneven and that India’s skilling architecture needs a fundamental overhaul.
- People trained since 2014-15
- More than 7.67 crore
- Central skilling allocation for FY2025-26
- ₹34,000 crore
- Estimated Indian labour force
- 65.4 crore
- Workers without social-security benefits
- 27 crore non-agricultural workers
- Maharashtra skilling platform
- Mahaswayam
- Women in formal jobs
- 3%, according to the report
- Schools offering vocational subjects
- Fewer than 1 in 12 secondary schools