No doubt that the Indian economy is growing at a faster rate but if we want our economy to grow more at 8 per cent to 9 per cent, it is required that the secondary and tertiary sectors must grow at 10 per cent to 11 per cent, assuming agriculture grows at 4 per cent. In such a scenario, it is obvious that a large portion of the workforce would migrate fromthe primary sector (agriculture) to the secondary and tertiary sectors. However, the skill sets that are required in the manufacturing and service sectors are quite different from those in the agriculture sector. This implies that there is/ will be a large skill gap when such a migration occurs, as evidenced by a shrinking employment in the agriculture sector. This scenario necessitates skill development in the workforce.

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