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A Central Sector Scheme for Skill Development of Minorities
1. INTRODUCTION : 1.1 According to latest Report of National Sample Survey Organization - 61st
Round (2004-05) published in March 2007, self employment in the Rural areasin agriculture as well as non agriculture - was the main statue for the Religious Groups. In 2004-05, 26% of Muslims and 35% of Christians depended on "self employment in agriculture", whereas in "self employment in non-agriculture
sector", 28% of Muslims and 15% of Christians were involved. 1.2 In Urban India, during 2004-05, proportion of Muslims households depending
on “self employment", "regular wage/salary" and "casual labour" were 49%, 30% and 14% respectively, whereas for the Christian it was 27%, 47% and
11% respectively. 1.3 In Rural areas, the Workers Population Ration (WPR) among the males of all
ages in 2004-05 was the highest among Christians (56%) followed by Hindus (55%) and then Muslims were the lowest (50%). Similarly WPR for Females for Christians (36%) and Hindus (34) was much higher than that for Muslims
(18%). 1.4 In Rural India, the unemployment rate was higher in Christians (44%)
followed by Muslims (23%) and Hindus (15%). Similarly in Urban India the unemployment rate was highest among Christians (86%) followed by Hindus
(44%) and Muslims (41%). 1.5 According to reports of Directorate General of Employment and Training
(DGE&T), a majority of India workforce does not possess marketable skills which is an impediment in getting decent employment and improving their
economic condition. 1.6 While India has large young population, only 10% of the Indian labour forces
-8% informally and 2% formally have acquired vocational skills. About 63% of the school students drop out at different stages reaching class- X. Only about 3.1 million vocational training seats are available in the country whereas about 12.8 million persons enter the labour market every year. Even out of these training places, very few are available for early school dropouts. This signifies that a large number of school drop outs do not have access to skill development for improving their employability at one side and availability of 12.8 million jobs at the other side. As per estimates of 2011, in India there is a skill gap of about 244 million across 21 key sectors.
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