‘Govt must strengthen PPPmodel to create more scalable & sustainable training solutions’

Amitava Bakshi, President, Association of Supply Chain Professionals (ASCP) says, “While the government as well as the private sectors have focused on setting up skill development centres, it is still not meeting the demand supply gap. The supply chain sector is poised to grow at 10.5 per cent CAGR and will need 22 million skilled professionals in 2025 to manage the function. The infrastructure to develop these capabilities still needs further enhancement. The Government needs to strengthen public-private partnerships to create more scalable and sustainable training solutions. Further, there is an imbalance in the availability of these centres between urban and semi-urban/rural locations. Government needs to focus on setting up more skill development centres in the semi-urban/rural areas in the country.”