Session Date: 7th October, 2020
Session Time: 08:00 PM to 09:15 PM (IST)
In Partnership
Panel Members
Anjani Bansal
Deputy Director,
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Arunkumar Pillai
Chief Strategy Officer,
National Skill Development Corporation
Dr. Gayathri Vasudevan
Chairperson,
Labournet
Mahesh Yagnaraman
India Country Director,
Acumen
Radha Basu
CEO,
iMerit Technology Services
Rahil Rangwala
Director, Programs
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation India, LLP
Ratna Mehta
EVP,
Wadhwani Catalyst Fund
Anjani Bansal
Deputy Director,
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Arunkumar Pillai
Chief Strategy Officer,
National Skill Development Corporation
Dr. Gayathri Vasudevan
Chairperson,
Labournet
Mahesh Yagnaraman
India Country Director,
Acumen
Radha Basu
CEO,
iMerit Technology Services
Rahil Rangwala
Director, Programs
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation India, LLP
Ratna Mehta
EVP,
Wadhwani Catalyst Fund
Perspectives
01. To what extent has covid-19 affected the jobs and livelihood sector?
02. Has tech enhancement helped improve the skill-trainings of low income population?
03. Are artisan training and livelihood efforts successful in improving their quality of life and income?
04. What are the key challenges faced by this sector and how can they be minimized?
FACTS & FIGURES
This sector is unique and capable of serving both urban and rural poor. It helps improve the lives of urban poor by providing them appropriate career counselling, guidance and other tech enhanced skill based trainings. On the other end, to help develop India’s non-farming rural economy, this sector helps entrepreneurs provide livelihood opportunities for the artisans and craftsmen in India.
‘This sector serves over 30 such livelihood impact enterprises’.
KEY IMPACT IMPERATIVES
Enhance access to skill based trainings for low-income youth
Appropriate training and market linkage support to improve livelihood opportunities
Increasing job opportunities through customized skill training facilities
