Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said that destiny of the nation is charted by its youth, he was addressing the National Conference on Jobs & Livelihood Creation – Critical Growth Enablers, organised by the NITI Aayog and the CII, in New Delhi.
Once again congratulate both NITI Aayog and CII for this conference on Jobs and Livelihood creation in India, aimed at bringing out strategies for harnessing the demographic advantage that India is fortunate to enjoy. @NITIAayog @FollowCII pic.twitter.com/oalq4hjtCz
— VicePresidentOfIndia (@VPSecretariat) February 8, 2018
Naidu said that there is a need to create appropriate opportunities to harness youth potential. He further said that good education, training in tune with industry requirements, social safety net, health facilities and buoyant labour market are crucial for individual’s gainful employment.
India’s demographic advantage is an opportunity to access gainful employment through appropriate skilling not just to meet the domestic requirements but also the requirements of the aging economies of the world, Naidu added.
Naidu said education is an important way to empower people socially, economically, politically, and culturally. Education is not only for getting employment, but also for the overall development of an individual, he added.
The Vice President said that governments must ensure the youth must be trained to take opportunities and get ready for the job market.
He said that unemployment and underemployment are a formidable challenge that needs attention of every citizen.
Naidu called on private sector participation for faster implementation of government’s employment generation programs.
The Union Minister for Rural Development, Panchayat Raj and Mines, Narendra Singh Tomar, the Minister of State (I/C) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Giriraj Singh, the CEO of NITI Aayog, Amitabh Kant and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.