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45179-001: Skills Development for Inclusive Growth
Project Data Sheet (PDS): Overview
Description
India's National Skills Policy, 2009 aims to provide skills to 500 million people by 2022 by creating skills systems that have a high degree of inclusiveness in terms of gender, and rural versus urban, organized versus unorganized, and traditional versus contemporary jobs. The policy emphasizes that skills development initiatives should be dynamic, demand-based, and closely aligned with government policies on economic growth, employment generation, and social development. A three-tier institutio... Read More
| Country |
India |
|---|---|
| Project Number | 45179-001 |
| Project Type or Modality of Assistance |
Technical Assistance |
| Financing | Public sector (Sovereign) |
| Status | Approved |
| Approval Number |
TA No. 8010 |
| Approval Date | 19 Dec 2011 |
| ADB Financing ($ thousand) | 1,100 |
| Sector / Subsector Classification |
Multisector / Multisector |
| Thematic Classification | Capacity development Gender equity Private sector development Social development |
| Gender Mainstreaming Categories | Gender equity as a theme |
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Last PDS Update
02 Apr 2013