In India that share is 1.3%, reflective of an educational system that neglected school education till 1990, and vocational education till 2006. However, in 2020, India’s National Education Policy (NEP) said: “By 2025, 50% learners will be exposed to vocational education.” “Exposed” still reveals an attitudinal problem among policy designers. CAG reports, issues raisedThe herculean task of making India “the skill capital of the world” is inconsistent with “Galgotian” blunders. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in 2025 audited the flagship Skill India scheme, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)-2015-22. Using skill vouchersUse of skill vouchers is another trainee-based skills financing idea, more so for distribution of public funds.
