The study would look at the aspirations of the youth and shall engage with large corporates to explore possibilities of skilling and hiring them, look at the enablement process for youth to get ready for the corporate sector careers and finalise job roles in line with their aspirations.
“We have seen some encouraging results from the state of J&K along with the eagerness of the youth to be a part of the large corporates and MSME sector in India. This intervention is a natural extension of our desire to enable a two-way connect between the industry and the state’s youth leading to mutually beneficial outcomes while addressing aspirations,” said S Ramadorai, Chairman, NSDA & NSDC in a release.
The graduates, post-graduates and engineering diploma candidates from J&K have exhibited their professional abilities while working in reputed companies across India under the Udaan program of Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India run by NSDC in collaboration with several corporates. Sectors like retail, banking, financial services, IT-ITeS, infrastructure, hospitality, etc. have been covered so far. Similarly, the Himayat program, supported by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, has over the last few years, helped train and place youth from the state for entry level jobs in hospitality, retail, and other professions.
NSDC has evaluated the opportunities and is looking at scaling up the program and revisiting the gaps so that more youth from J&K can get better careers and self-employment opportunities. The youth outreach plan, corporate engagement model, skilling value-chain alignment and a rollout plan would all be addressed as a part of this critical intervention.
