New skilling scheme laudable, but needs clarity, say India Inc leaders

Officials of construction and engineering major, L&T, which has in the past complained about skilled labour shortage, said if India needs to grow, one of its positives has to be its population

While praising the internship scheme announced in the Budget, India Inc wants clarity on how it will be implemented.

The scheme is expected to help companies address the skill gap in employment.

Dheeraj Hinduja, chairman, auto major Ashok Leyland, said: “We had started an internship programme at our plant in Pantnagar, which we established in 2010 with colleges there. The government has left it to each company to see how it can support the programme. The scheme should support students in finding jobs. Our support in the programme continues in Pantnagar.”

Ramesh Alluri Reddy, chief executive officer