Skill Development & Capability Approach

Abstract: The National Policy on Skill Development was endorsed by the Indian government's cabinet to boost India's global competitiveness & facilitate Indians' access to respectable employment opportunities overseas. But the government-sponsored skill development programmes are out of reach for the STs due to a number of factors. This research was focused of the aforementioned concerns about the nature and efficacy of various initiatives designed to help members of the tribal community acquire new skills. The development in the social and economic standing of the tribal community following the skill development has been analyzed to determine the impact of the skill development program. The Bhandara district in Maharashtra was selected as the study region. The research relies on primary data that was gathered with the aid of a questionnaire. For the primary data set, we gathered information from both training recipients and non-recipients. Primary data was collected using a nonprobability random sampling method. The research shows that people's monthly income and the number of hours they put in at work both increase significantly after receiving skill development training. It is also discovered that the saving habits also enhanced after skill development training. Unemployment rates fell after people received training to improve their skills, and some left the labor force entirely to start their own businesses. The responders' social standing does not change regardless of their level of skill. Skill development improves the economic standing of respondents compared to non-skill training