Upadhya, Carol and RoyChowdhury, Supriya (2021) Urban Migration, Skilling, and Employment in the New Service Economy (NIAS Policy Brief No. NIAS/SSc/UMP/U/PB/01/2021). Policy Brief. NIAS, Bangalore.
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| Abstract: | The most recent phase of India’s economic development has been marked by a shift from manufacturing to services. The growth of organised services, or the ‘new service economy’, in the metro cities has created new employment opportunities for relatively unskilled workers with a few years of school education, attracting youth from small towns and rural areas. In response to this shift, skill training programmes are oriented to preparing young people for low-end service jobs in sectors such as hospitality, housekeeping, organised retail, security services, and transportation. The issue is: Do skill training programmes, in their current avatar, lead to stable jobs and decent work? How can they be improved to strengthen employment opportunities for youth from disadvantaged backgrounds? |
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| Item Type: | Monograph (Policy Brief) |
| Keywords: | Urban migration, New Service Economy, Skilling, Employment |
| Subjects: | School of Social Sciences > Urbanization NIAS Resources > NIAS Policy Brief Programmes > Urban and Mobility Studies |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jan 2021 11:42 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Nov 2021 10:23 |
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| Funders: | Indian Council of Social Science Research |
| Projects: | India’s Changing Cityscapes: Work, Migration and Livelihoods |
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| URI: | http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/2050 |
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