Contents: 1. Skill development in India: challenges and strategies. 2. Vocational education and skill development in India. 3. Skill development in India: challenges and opportunity. 4. Skill development initiatives in India: challenges and strategies. 5. Challenges of higher education in India. 6. Skills development for the success of "make in India". 7. Skill development for youth in India: challenges and opportunities. 8. Skill development in India: challenges, scenario in select sectors and recent developments. 9. Skill development in India. 10. Enhancing skills and faster generation of employment in India. 11. The role of skill development in overcoming social disadvantage. 12. Skill development - an engine of economic growth.