Study conducted by National Skill Development Corporation revealed that the primary sector will lose 8 lakh people from its workforce.
In the next 10 years, manufacturing, construction and hospitality industry will create maximum jobs in Kerala. A study by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), a not-for-profit organization set up by the ministry of finance under the Indian Companies Act, revealed that by 2021-22, the bulk of employment is expected to arise from the construction sector (16.5%), followed by trade, hotels and restaurants (15.3%).
Manufacturing industry, which includes agro-based and food processing, textiles and garments, general and light engineering units, rubber, engineering units, rubber, plastics and chemicals industries, is expected to generate 13.3% employment opportunities.
This is because the focus will soon shift to infrastructure development, including construction of roads and bridges, industrial parks and housing projects.
NSDC conducted a study—district-level skill gap study for Kerala—to increase the productivity ofKerala's workforce and enhance youth's competitiveness in the global market.
"There will be lots of job opportunities in these three sectors and youths need to be trained so that they have the necessary skills set to meet industry requirements. To ensure this, we along with other industry players are now working on training initiatives to help young employees adapt best practices for skill development, "said Shyam Srinivasan, chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Kerala.
Even tertiary sectors like banking and insurance, communication, IT and ITeS, education and healthcare are expected to provide employment opportunities, states the report.
But in contrast, the share of employment across the primary sector -agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying -is expected to decline and by 2021-22, a workforce of nearly 8 lakh people will move out from this sector.
"People who are educated don't want to stay back in agriculture and they prefer white-collar jobs. In agriculture, there is shortage of workers as well as real absentee farmers. On the other hand, fishing sector has been over-exploited," said K K George, chairman, Centre for Socio-economic and Environmental Studies.
Sociologists blame unsustainable government initiatives for the problem. "Even now farming and fishing are not major job generating sectors in Kerala. People are moving away from these sectors as government initiatives are not sustainable and there is a need for radical relook into such government policies. Modernity is fine, but can you really survive without food, "said sociologist, Fr Prashant.
In the next 10 years, manufacturing, construction and hospitality industry will create maximum jobs in Kerala. A study by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), a not-for-profit organization set up by the ministry of finance under the Indian Companies Act, revealed that by 2021-22, the bulk of employment is expected to arise from the construction sector (16.5%), followed by trade, hotels and restaurants (15.3%).
Manufacturing industry, which includes agro-based and food processing, textiles and garments, general and light engineering units, rubber, engineering units, rubber, plastics and chemicals industries, is expected to generate 13.3% employment opportunities.
This is because the focus will soon shift to infrastructure development, including construction of roads and bridges, industrial parks and housing projects.
NSDC conducted a study—district-level skill gap study for Kerala—to increase the productivity ofKerala's workforce and enhance youth's competitiveness in the global market.
"There will be lots of job opportunities in these three sectors and youths need to be trained so that they have the necessary skills set to meet industry requirements. To ensure this, we along with other industry players are now working on training initiatives to help young employees adapt best practices for skill development, "said Shyam Srinivasan, chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Kerala.
Even tertiary sectors like banking and insurance, communication, IT and ITeS, education and healthcare are expected to provide employment opportunities, states the report.
But in contrast, the share of employment across the primary sector -agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying -is expected to decline and by 2021-22, a workforce of nearly 8 lakh people will move out from this sector.
"People who are educated don't want to stay back in agriculture and they prefer white-collar jobs. In agriculture, there is shortage of workers as well as real absentee farmers. On the other hand, fishing sector has been over-exploited," said K K George, chairman, Centre for Socio-economic and Environmental Studies.
Sociologists blame unsustainable government initiatives for the problem. "Even now farming and fishing are not major job generating sectors in Kerala. People are moving away from these sectors as government initiatives are not sustainable and there is a need for radical relook into such government policies. Modernity is fine, but can you really survive without food, "said sociologist, Fr Prashant.
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