Empowering the tribes through various schemes has been one of the primary focuses in the state of Jharkhand. However, there are indeed various other segments which need more focus and the manpower for the social well-being of the tribal people.
This fuelling the growing need of Rural Mangers in the state of Jharkhand, IIHMR University, Jaipur shared its insights over a press conference on Saturday. As per its findings, more than 2.12 lakh tribal people in the state are still grappling with water and sanitation problems.
“The state needs an improved water and sanitation facility where Flouride and Iron contamination along with poor water quality is the major issue in most parts of the state. Also, the coverage of rural water supply and sanitation services is very low in the state,” stated Goutam Sadhu, Dean School of Rural Management at the varsity.
He further added, “The projected workforce by 2022 in Jharkhand is 172 lakhs and the the state needs to skill 5.8 lakh persons to meet the demand of skilled manpower. The incremental deficit of manpower in skilled and semi-skilled category is about 3.24 lakhs, which can be met by skilling the excess manpower in the minimally skilled category.”