Requisite skilled manpower in the various sector would be a key factor to achieve a target for India to be $ 5 trillion economy by 2024.Today India is facing a big challenge of formal skill training and employability. It is estimated that only 4.69% of the total workforce in India has undergone formal skill training as compared to 68% in UK, 75% in Germany, 52% in USA, 80% in Japan and 96% in South Korea. The National Policy on Skill Development has set a target in the beginning of 11th Plan 500 million to be skilled at the end of 13th plan (2017 -22) i.e.by 2022. Under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, the National Skill Development Corporation was conducted a survey of all states of India and presented a report on Human Resource and Skill Requirement of Skill gap between 2012-17 and 2017-22.On the basis of the study of above said report an attempt has been made to study on Skill Gap in Kolhan Division of Jharkhand. IN Kolhan division there are three districts.
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Keywords: Skill Development, Kolhan Division, Demand, Supply, Skill Gap.
