Govt sets aside Rs 426 cr to reskill 4 lakh IT staffers in emerging tech

Bengaluru: The government has expanded a programme to reskill the IT industry workforce in emerging technologies, with a target to train 4,00,000 professionals in the next three years. The government has earmarked Rs 426 crore for the programme. Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday that, in a digital world, a trained workforce will become India’s biggest competitive advantage, and that the government was committed to working with the IT Industry and industry group Nasscom to create India Digital Talent Stack.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the Future Skills Initiative in 2018. Since then, the Ministry of Electronics and IT and Nasscom have worked with the IT industry to reskill and upskill over 2,00,000 IT employees