On June 19, 2020, NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog, a policy think tank of the Government of India (GoI)has formed a high-powered committee of top executives of technology companies like Google, Microsoft and Tech Mahindra under the leadership of its CEO (Chief Executive Officer)Amitabh Kant to develop a job platform that will help migrant labours & blue-collar workers, who have lost their jobs during the lockdown, to find better employment opportunities in their language and around their place.
- The committee will look into technology-based measures to address the issue related to migrant laborers
Job platform:
- The platform, which will use technology with public and private participation, will connect job seekers, employers, government agencies, skill centers and external partners who are using new technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).
- It will eliminate digital distance by helping workers to find jobs, gain necessary skills, get training center in their language & will also help employers to cater to the needs of location-specific and different categories of workers.
Key Points:
i.Reliance Industries president Kiran Thomas, Microsoft India president Anant Maheshwari, Tech Mahindra MD and CEO CP Gurnani, Google India country manager and vice president Sanjay Gupta, Bharti Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal, MSME(Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises)secretary A K Sharma are some of the key members of the panel.
ii.According to estimates, there are about 40 crore workers in the unorganized sector in the country. This sector contributes about 30 % of the country’s GDP ((Gross Domestic Product)) &around 60 % of migrant laborers are either unskilled or semi-skilled.
About NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog:
Headquarters– New Delhi.
Chairperson– Narendra Modi.
Chief Executive Officer(CEO)- Amitabh Kant.
Vice Chairperson– Rajiv Kumar.
