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Percentage of skilled workforce (with formal vocational training) to the total workforce (20 to 24 years age group) in India is<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”less than 5%” option2=”more than 5% but less than 10%” option3=”more than 10% but less than 15%” option4=”more than 15% but less than 20%” correct=”option1″]<\/p>\n

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\nThe percentage of skilled workforce (with formal vocational training) to the total workforce (20 to 24 years age group) in India, according to data available around the time this question would have been relevant, was less than 5%.
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\nMultiple surveys and reports in the period leading up to and including the early 2010s consistently indicated that a very small fraction of India’s workforce had formal vocational training. While figures varied across different age groups and definitions, the percentage of the total workforce with formal vocational training was often cited as being in the low single digits. For the 20-24 age group, despite being younger, the penetration of formal vocational training was still remarkably low compared to global standards. Data sources like NSSO employment-unemployment surveys corroborated this.
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\nRecognizing this gap, the Indian government launched significant initiatives like the National Skill Development Mission and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana to increase the skilled workforce percentage. However, at the time reflected by the options (likely relating to data from prior years or Census 2011 context), the formal skilling level was indeed very low.
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Percentage of skilled workforce (with formal vocational training) to the total workforce (20 to 24 years age group) in India is [amp_mcq option1=”less than 5%” option2=”more than 5% but less than 10%” option3=”more than 10% but less than 15%” option4=”more than 15% but less than 20%” correct=”option1″] This question was previously asked in UPSC SO-Steno … <\/p>\n

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