Name: Kavallaiah C
Country: India

Year: 2025
Volume: Volume No: 10, Issue No: 2, Year: 2025 (Special Issue)
Page Number: 55-60
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17996345

ABSTRACT
Skill development policy of Karnataka is guided by the principles of „Equity‟ where the most marginalized and disadvantaged groups based on caste, religion, disability, gender, culture or ethnic affiliation and/or any such phenomena shall get a priority and strategies would be made to reach them proactively respecting their rights. The principles of „Equality‟ shall be ensured where everyone will have fair and equal chance to get the benefits and advantage of this policy. „Enlighten, Equip and Empower‟ this 3Es would guide the concept of skill development. The stakeholders shall be enlightened about the need for skilling, entrepreneurship development, and sustainable livelihood. The choice of opportunity will be provided in the spirit of human development and primary stakeholders would be empowered to get gainful and sustainable livelihood opportunity. Skill development would always maintain „Futuristic‟ attitude and constantly update strategy, approach and activities to match the future need and changing dynamics. „Complementing resources and strength through convergence‟ would be the key principle.

Key words: Skill Development, Sustainable Development, Entrepreneurship development, equality.