Purkyastha, B.S.    <br/><br/>
Building a skilled workforce in rural India  

 - Kurukshetra: A Journal on Rural Development   
 - 73(2), Dec, 2024: p.25-31   
<br/><br/>  A formal skilling programmes offers the youth better placements and can even reduce migration to the big cities. And for those who go on to set up their own enterprise, however, small it may be, this can mean employing local youth and becoming a local hero. No wonder, investing in skilling is one of the top priorities of the government. Targeted programs for rural youth such as DDU-GKY and RESTI are showing encouraging results. – Reproduced