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NITI Aayog Report Highlights India’s Youth Jobs and Skills Crisis
A report by NITI Aayog looks at young people and jobs in India.
It says more than 8.7 crore young Indians are outside the labour force.
This means they are not working or actively included in the labour market.
Many of them are also not studying or receiving job training.
This group is called NEET, meaning they are not in education, employment or training.
The report also says that 2 crore people who are in the labour force are unemployed.
It found that people’s education does not always match the jobs available to them.
The report highlights the need to understand problems involving education, skills and employment.
More than 8.7 crore young Indians are outside the labour force.
These young people are neither in education, employment nor training, a status known as NEET.
The report says 2 crore people within the labour force are unemployed.
NITI Aayog identified a mismatch between educational qualifications and employment.
The report focuses on challenges involving education, jobs, internships, apprenticeships and employment.
- Who
- Young Indians and people in India’s labour force, as discussed in a NITI Aayog report.
- What
- The report highlights that more than 8.7 crore young people are NEET and that 2 crore people in the labour force are unemployed.
- Where
- India.
- When
- Why
- The report examines exclusion from education, employment and training, as well as the mismatch between qualifications and jobs.
Key facts
- Young people outside the labour force
- More than 8.7 crore
- NEET meaning
- Not in education, employment or training
- Unemployed people in the labour force
- 2 crore
- Report institution
- NITI Aayog
- Reported issue
- Mismatch between educational qualifications and employment
- Related areas
- Education, jobs, internships, apprenticeships and employment
Sources
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