MAINS 2016
GS2
12.5 marks
Demographic Dividend in India will remain only theoretical unless our manpower becomes more educated, aware, skilled and creative. What measures have been taken by the government to enhance the capacity of our population to be more productive and employable?
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9 min
200 words
What the examiner wants
List government measures to make India's workforce more educated, skilled and employable.
What measuresAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1Why needed: young population, low skills, high informality, low female participation≈30 words
- 2Education: RTE, Samagra Shiksha, NEP 2020, NIPUN Bharat≈30 words
- 3Skills: Skill India, PMKVY, NSDC, apprenticeship schemes, ITI upgrades≈30 words
- 4Employability and creativity: Startup India, Atal Innovation Mission, Digital India, Stand-Up India≈30 words
- 5Gaps: quality, industry linkage≈30 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Dividend windowEducation measuresSkill measuresEntrepreneurshipGapsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Only describing the dividend without measures
- Ignoring women's participation
Draw this
- Pipeline: school → skill → job/enterprise with schemes at each stage
Value addition
- ReportEconomic Survey 2018-19 projected India's working-age share to peak around 2041.Economic Survey 2018-19
- PolicyNEP 2020 targets 50% gross enrolment ratio in higher education by 2035.NEP 2020
- SchemeAtal Innovation Mission (2016) set up Atal Tinkering Labs in schools.NITI Aayog
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