Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday made a strong pitch for skill-basededucationwhen he pointed out that at least50%of students remain unemployed upon completing their graduation. He also said the new National Education Policy (NEP) would be implemented in the state from the next academic year.

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Citing an example of why skill-based Education is necessary, Sawant said that when the government seeks to fill five vacancies for stenographers, it receives just 25 applications, but if it advertises five vacancies for lower-division clerks, as many as 25,000 applications are received.