{"id":83891,"date":"2026-09-05T18:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=83891"},"modified":"2026-09-05T18:24:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:54:28","slug":"skilling-indias-automobile-workforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/05-09-2026\/skilling-indias-automobile-workforce","title":{"rendered":"Skilling India\u2019s Automobile Workforce for the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Economy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As automobile production expands and factories adopt electric, electronic and automated technologies, <strong>manufacturers face a shortage of workers with the skills needed for the changing shop floor.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Transition in Automobile Industry<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Expansion: <\/strong>The annual vehicle production could i<strong>ncrease from about 30\u201335 million units in FY25 to 50\u201355 million by 2030.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The auto-component industry is targeting a turnover of about $200 billion by 2030, compared with about $86 billion currently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New Technologies:<\/strong> Factories are adopting electric powertrains, electronics, automation, connected technologies and advanced manufacturing systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Need for Skilled Workforce: <\/strong>Companies increasingly need people trained in areas such as electrical and electronics, mechatronics, robotics, battery systems and automated equipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lack of Skilled Workforce<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gaps in Technical Education:<\/strong> A 2025 National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) study found <strong>gaps in the technical education of workers <\/strong>in the automotive sector.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>57.3% of workers in the manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles had<strong> no technical education,<\/strong> while 35.2% had a diploma or certificate below graduate level in engineering or technology.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In vehicle manufacturing,<\/strong> 53% had no technical education, while 21.9% had a technical degree in engineering or technology and 16.6% had a diploma or certificate below graduate level in engineering or technology.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In vehicle repair and maintenance,<\/strong> 93.3% had no technical education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lack of Practical Experience:<\/strong> Another study found tha<strong>t many candidates lacked practical experience<\/strong> with advanced machinery and digital systems.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Courses in areas such as battery technology, mechatronics, automation and robotics remained scarce, alongside a shortage of qualified trainers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Government Initiatives<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Vocational training: <\/strong>Under NAPS (National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme) 2.0, apprenticeship training is conducted in actual work environments using the training facilities available with participating establishments, enabling hands-on learning and industry exposure.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Under NAPS 2.0, 8.93 lakh apprentices were trained in the \u201cAutomotive\u201d sector and 99,244 in the separately classified \u201cAutomobile\u201d sector.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs): <\/strong>The government is also upgrading Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) through the Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU) scheme.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PM-SETU Schem<\/strong>e: Aims to upgrade 1,000 government ITIs (200 Hub, 800 Spoke) under a Hub-and-Spoke model, targeting industry-aligned courses in emerging sectors and skilling 20 lakh youth over five years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Broadening ITI Networks: <\/strong>The number of ITIs increased from 9,642 in 2014 to 13,856 in 2026, while seating capacity increased from 17,42,986 in 2014-15 to 20,07,580.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 2026, the Directorate General of Training (DGT) signed a Flexi-MoU with Bajaj Auto Ltd <strong>to provide industry-aligned training at the company\u2019s manufacturing facilities.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The programme is designed to provide trainees with hands-on experience and exposure to industry technologies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India\u2019s automobile industry is entering a technology-driven phase in which the availability of a skilled workforce will be as important as production capacity.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While NAPS 2.0, PM-SETU and industry partnerships are strengthening vocational training, the persistent gap in technical education and practical experience calls for greater industry\u2013academia collaboration, modernised curricula and continuous upskilling.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bridging this skill gap is essential to making India\u2019s automotive growth more productive, competitive and employment-intensive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/business\/Industry\/does-india-have-enough-skilled-workers-to-make-more-vehicles-explained\/article71424303.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong> Context <\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> As automobile production expands and factories adopt electric, electronic and automated technologies, manufacturers face a shortage of workers with the skills needed for the changing shop floor. <\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong> Transition in Automobile Industry <\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> Expansion: The annual vehicle production could increase from about 30\u201335 million units in FY25 to 50\u201355 million by 2030.\u00a0 <\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> The auto-component industry is targeting a turnover of about $200 billion by 2030, compared with about $86 billion currently. <\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/05-09-2026\/skilling-indias-automobile-workforce\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83891"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83893,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83891\/revisions\/83893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}