Bridging the Digital Skill Gap

India had been witnessing lot of reforms in the recent times in terms of demonetization, Goods and service tax and digitilization. The demographic dividend promises a rosy picture in terms of job generation and skill development. In the 1.3 billion population, 0.8 billion are in the working age, thus presenting a positive growth graph. At the same time, one has to take a look at the employability skills of the present and prospective work group. Having been smitten by the digital technology, the entire industry is in need of workforce that is trained and equipped with digital skills. Automation, E commerce, Virtual business concepts are closely interwoven in today's scenario. There has to be seamless transformation from the conventional skills to the much required digital skills in order to reap the benefits. This paper makes an attempt to enlighten the readers on the concept of digital skills, the existing deficit and the way to bridge the gap