Question, June 3 -- With India's push for 'Skill India' under the Union Budget, do you think the funding and focus are adequate to address the employability gap?

Prof. Supriya Pattanayak: The previous Union Budget truly pushed Skill India, allocating ample funds for infrastructure as well as for training of youth. With special funds for internships and training, it is a welcome move that will help students get decent pay immediately after they pass out, and also help them to be trained under experts. It sounds great; however, we must look at skilling the youth in fields that will be in demand in the future. People are not even thinking of courses such as Smart agriculture, Horticulture, Fisheries management, fin-tech etc. Grey collar job...