More women learning on the job as manpower crunch hits shop floors

“Factories are becoming increasingly gender agnostic as they are facing a big talent shortage,” said Sumit Kumar, chief business officer of TeamLease Degree Apprenticeship. “India has a skill shortage of approximately 130-150 million people across various sectors,” he said. The uptick is largely driven by a boom in auto, EV, electronics and phone manufacturing, Kumar said.