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Development of Education System

Notes (iii)2% for persons not in the labour force
• China has nearly 500,000 senior higher secondary vocational schools, whereas we have
about 5100 ITI’s and 6000 VET schools in all.
• To boost Vocational Education and Skill Development Prime Minister in his Independence
Day address stated to open.
(i) 1600 new ITI’s and Polytechnics
(ii) 50,000 new Skill Development Centers,
• It would enable 1 core students to get Vocational training.

8.4.3 Shortage of skill in Various Sectors
• The projected growth rates in industry and services sectors are expected to generate 60
millions job opportunities during 2006-12 and 156 million during 2006-16
• Semi-skilled and skilled labour: The shortage of factory workers and construction labourers
is already being felt across industries.
• Engineering industry is growing at a fast pace will be major requirement of skilled/
talented manpower in this sector
• Food industry is fast-expanding, need professional food scientists and technicians in great
number.
• Media and Entertainment: The demand for animation production services from India is
growing. This has opened up innumerable opportunities for students of Design, Fine Arts
and Mass Communication.
• Biotechnology sector: 80 % shortfall of doctorate and post doctorate scientists.
• Food processing sector: 65 % shortfall of refrigeration mechanics, electricians’ etc. 70 %
shortfall of food safety personnel
• Additional 21 million new jobs in merchandise trade by 2009-10
• IT and BPO sector could employ 9 million persons directly and indirectly by 2010
• Raising the rate of growth of manufacturing to 12 % could create 1.6 to 2.9 million direct
jobs annually, and another 2-3 times that number indirectly
• Retail Sector: demand of 3-5 lakh trained people in the northern region alone by 2010.
This sector would throw up 2 million employment by 2010.
• Leather: Based on increased targets for export and domestic demand, it would generate 3
million additional jobs by 2022
• Construction sector with a current employment of over 30 million is to witness boom by
an annual growth rate of 30% in infrastructure. It would translate large no. of jobs far
short of the employable skill available
• Health sector: Shortage of 5 lakh doctors and 10 lakh Nurses.
• IT sector : Shortage of 5 lakhs (half a million) engineers.
• Education sector: Faculty shortage of 25-40 percent.
• Automobiles: employment expected to increase to 25million by 2015-16 from current 10.5
million, majority in the shop floor of auto manufacturing
• Logistics: will grow in tandem with growth in trade, aviation and tourism
• Banking and Finance sector: 50-80 percent personnel shortage.
• Aviation sector: Severe shortage of pilots and ground duty officials.
• Textile sector: employ 35 million directly, besides 55 million in its allied sector. Expected
to generate additional 14million jobs by 2012

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