Skill Development

Nurturing Talent, Enabling Growth

India’s education and skill development sector is projected to grow to USD 313 billion by 2030, driven by transformative initiatives like PMKVY, which has trained over 1.42 crore youth nationwide. Madhya Pradesh is at the forefront of this revolution, with innovative programs such as Mukhyamantri Seekho Kamao Yojana, empowering its growing workforce and preparing it for the future.

Key Highlights

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970 ITIs (290 Govt and 680 Private ITI) : Equipped to train 83109 youths in 2024, fostering technical and vocational expertise
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Global Skill Park India's first multi-skills park: Provides advanced, job-ready training to 10,000 youth annually
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Modernization of ITIs: Upgrading 10 ITIs to offer NCVT-level training for 12,000 youth annually in 32 emerging trades
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State Budget Allocation: 1515 crore committed to skill development initiatives
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Mukhyamantri Seekho Kamao Yojana: Offers comprehensive skill training with stipends more than 4.27 lakh applications received for youth empowerment
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Madhya Pradesh Skills Development Project: Enhancing the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system
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Google Cloud to establish Startup Hub and Centre of Excellence in MP
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MP Strengthens Skill Ecosystem with 50 Master Trainers & 520 Skilled Trainers

Madhya Pradesh in the National Landscape

Higher Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER): Achieved 28.90% in 2021-22, surpassing the national GER of 28.4%

Leadership in PMKVY: Contributed 12.42% to India's total enrolments under PMKVY, with a remarkable 145% growth since 2019-20

Ranked 1st and 3rd in GER: Leading in Undergraduate (UG) enrolments and 3rd in PhD enrolments nationally

Above-National Growth Rate in Higher Education: Achieved a 10.39% growth rate, higher than the national average

Expanding Workforce: Expected to reach 5.59 million working-age population by 2026, making it one of the largest in India

Key Players in the State