Goal 3.1

BOOST PUNE’S ECONOMY THROUGH SKILLING AND SUPPORT FOR BUSINESS

  • Action 3.1.1 Invest in skilling the workforce for growing & evolving needs of sectors
  • Action 3.1.2 Create a conducive environment for MSMEs to start, thrive and expand to generate employment in the city
  • Action 3.1.3 Create scope for local economic planning & development

See details below, and you may provide your comments at the bottom of the page. 

Action 3.1.1 Invest in skilling the workforce for growing & evolving needs of sectors

Lead: Pune City Connect

There is a need to understand the skilling needs for the city and respond by simultaneously consolidating the rich but disaggregated skills ecosystem in Pune. This needs to be supplemented with strategic vocationalisation of higher education and standardisation of skilling centers across the urban region.

  • Project 3.1.1.1 Pune skills-mapping/ skills gap analysis to create a baseline
  • Project 3.1.1.2 Pune Skills World, a collaborative social enterprise that aims to extend skill development programs in Pune through digital platforms

Action 3.1.2 Create a conducive environment for MSMEs to start, thrive and expand to generate employment in the city

Lead: MCCIA

With the highest number of MSMEs in Maharashtra, Pune’s conducive business environment for MSMEs has contributed immensely to its economic growth. But in order to remain competitive, these firms need to improve their productivity while also creating jobs to absorb the city’s high as well as low skilled workforce.

  • Project 3.1.2.1 Enterprise Pune (based on Enterprise Singapore) to provide good low-cost business consulting, legal aid and grants to improve firm productivity

Action 3.1.3 Create scope for local economic planning & development

Lead: PMC + PMRDA

Pune urban region needs to conduct pro-active economic planning, monitoring and development. Job creation/ economic growth in Pune, could be pro-actively linked to land-use planning, mobility, housing & service delivery, thus allowing the city to capture growing revenues from property taxes, transaction fees, & wider spill over benefits of growth.

  • Project 3.1.3.1 Pune Economic Development Cell – Expand mandate / capacity of PMC social welfare department to enable local economic development

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