Central Government’s Leading Projects

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Central Government’s Leading Projects

Central Government's Leading Projects

NIIT is engaged with the government to help build a workforce in the country by providing necessary skill sets to people in their respective fields of work. NIIT is actively participating in government programs centered around delivering education and training to schools, beneficiaries of government programs, members of underprivileged societies and employees of government organizations. NIIT has been working closely with the central and state governments, PSUs and other government organizations in India, to help them tackle their manpower challenges. “Government data suggest that a majority of projects—close to 60 per cent—are plagued by time and cost overruns. If current trends continue over the Eleventh and Twelfth Plan periods (2008 to 2017), McKinsey estimates suggest that India could suffer a GDP loss of US$ 200 billion (around 10 per cent of its GDP) in fiscal year 2017.” Building India—Accelerating Infrastructure Projects by McKinsey