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Modi criticises centre for not developing skilled manpower

Gandhinagar: The central government lacked the vision to harness the skills of the youth, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said and added that had the country invested in its youth power, it could have skipped

The conference was organised by the Labour and Employment Department of the Gujarat government along with Confederation of Indian Industry.



Modi said development is the centre of gravity and where there is skilled manpower, development is bound to happen at that place. "Those states which will focus on skilled manpower will get more investments."

Citing Planning Commission report of 2008, he said in India only two percent of job seekers get jobs, while in Japan it is 80 percent and Britain 68 percent.