New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- We have seen massive changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic. So, naturally, this year, we primarily expected the Union Budget 2021 to have an additional focus on upskilling and reskilling of the workforce. Especially in sectors such as Manufacturing, Ecommerce, Logistics, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, etc. However, these Union Budget 2021 majorly neglected these aspects during the announcement.

The budget has spoken about increasing skilled workforce for new technology competencies like AI, Big Data, Robotics, etc. But it has not looked at any impetus or reforms to augment the skilling ecosystem. Some of the key aspects that the Union Budget 2021 overlooked are as follows:

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