Expanding the Scope of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Strategizing Skill Development in the Indian Scenario

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Title

Expanding the Scope of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Strategizing Skill Development in the Indian Scenario

Subject

Skill India campaign
sustainable CSR
Employee volunteering programs
Public-private partnership

Description

India is transitioning demographically with a large population of youngsters. To harness this population trend into a „demographic dividend,‟ it is essential to enhance the skill level of our youth. The Government of India (GoI) has taken many proactive measures in this regard. „Skill India Campaign‟ is one such measure. Though India‟s corporate sector has also been contributing to skill training through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, the efforts have been few and far between. The first part of this paper explores the Skill scenario of India, and the role played by both Public and Private sector to address the current skill gap. The second part of the paper suggests a possible solution to address the „skill gap‟ through a proactive Public-private partnership (PPP) by implementing a remodelled CSR strategy. Government and corporate sector can work together in the skill training arena through CSR and make it a mutually beneficial, sustainable activity to develop India into a “skill capital” of the World. The potential advantages of such a partnership for each player involved are also explored in detail in this part.

Creator

Sadasivan, Anupama

Source

Artha Journal of Social Sciences; Vol. 17 No. 2 (2018): Artha Journal of Social Sciences; 21-37
0000-0000
0975-329X

Publisher

Centre for Publications, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore

Date

2018-04-01

Rights

Copyright (c) 2019 Artha - Journal of Social Sciences
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0

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Format

application/pdf

Language

eng

Type

info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
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Citation

Anupama Sadasivan, Expanding the Scope of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Strategizing Skill Development in the Indian Scenario, Centre for Publications, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 2018, accessed November 23, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/441

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