Name: Tapan Kumar Sahu, Jatinder Singh Grewal
Country: India

Year: 2020
Volume: Volume-10, Issue-2 (July-December)
Page Number: 14-19

Abstract
In common parlance scheduled castes (SCS). Scheduled Tribes (STs) other Backward castes
(OBCs) girls, children with special needs (CWSN) and minorities are considered
disadvantaged sections or Backward classes. The Socially and educationally Backward
classes (SEBC) have only now been taken up at the national level for attention in education.
There are little or no census data about them similarly there are no census data on the
educational profile of minorities and the disabled children this paper describe the skill
development for disadvantaged groups. India's population is huge at 1:21 billion. It is fast
expanding at a rate of 17% and integrating rapidly into the global economy, India is among
the 'Young Countries in the world, with the proportion of the work force in the age group of
15-59 years, increasing steadily. However, presently only 2% of the total workforce in India
have undergone skills training. India has a great opportunity to meet the future demands