<h1>Economic Survey 2023-24: Skilling Initiatives and Industry Collaboration Key to Job Creation and Harnessing Demographic Dividend.</h1> The Economic Survey 2023-24 emphasizes the importance of new and revamped skilling initiatives as a government priority, urging industry involvement in skill creation linked with incentive schemes. It highlights the need for India to generate 78.51 lakh jobs annually in the non-farm sector to accommodate the growing workforce. The Survey underscores the alignment of education and skill policies to achieve learning outcomes, supported by the New Education Policy 2020. It notes significant improvements in skill acquisition among youth and stresses the potential of India's young population to harness its demographic dividend through enhanced skill development and industry engagement.