India to supply 100,000 care workers yearly to global market: NSDC CEO.
India is set to supply 100,000 care workers annually to the global labour market for the next two years as it prepares to provide a skilled workforce to advanced countries seeing a decline in their working-age population due to ageing, said Ved Mani Tiwari, chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) on Thursday.
Last year, India sent nearly 20,000 workers to Israel, including 5,000 care workers. India is quickly creating pathways to increase the mobility of its skilled workforce to countries in need. As part of this, India is expected to supply nearly 100,000 care workers annually to the global market,” he said during a media interaction.
India is also undertaking skill-mapping exercises across various countries to help Indians gain a better understanding of global labour markets.
“As of now, we have mapped 43 countries. A detailed analysis is being prepared for each economy, covering the types of jobs available and the documentation required. It has been observed that Indian workers are in high demand in sectors such as healthcare, social care, renewable energy, manufacturing, and information technology,” he added.
India recently signed an agreement with Germany under the Group of Twenty skills-based migration framework, raising the annual visa limit for skilled Indians from 20,000 to 90,000.
The NSDC is also placing a ‘special’ focus on partnering educational institutions in Tier-II and Tier-III towns, as a large portion of the country’s workforce resides there.
“With the use of technology and digitisation, every effort is being made to partner students in these areas and bring them on board. They will be skilled appropriately, keeping industry demand in mind,” he said.
Tiwari further highlighted that the NSDC has skilled nearly 40 million people as of January 2025 as part of its ‘skilling, reskilling, upskilling’ initiative. Moreover, 50,000 skilling centres are expected to be set up by the end of 2025.