“India needs to shift from fragmented, opportunity-driven migration to a structured model of global workforce participation that advances economic, developmental, and human capital objectives for both India and the world,” the Aayog said. According to the paper, prepared by the Aayog’s skill development, labour and employment division, this structured and standards-aligned mobility system for skilled Indian workers offers dual benefits.
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“Internationally, it supports labour markets facing sustained shortages by supplying trained workers through predictable, rights-based channels linked to verified sectoral demand,” it said.
“Domestically, it reduces pressure on India’s labour market by expanding high-quality employment avenues beyond national borders, allowing India to productively deploy its growing working-age population during its demographic-dividend window,” it added.
The framework proposes skill gap and demand analysis as the first step followed by enhancing infrastructure to impart skills training at par with global standards and recognition of Indian skills and curricula by all nations with whom India has a bilateral agreement.