NITI Aayog’s recently released report Reimagining Skilling for Viksit Bharat@2047 (August 2026) is a timely, evidence-based blueprint. It moves beyond incremental programme expansion to a system-level redesign of how India builds human capital for a developed-nation trajectory by 2047. Prepared by the Skill Development, Labour & Employment Division with BCG as knowledge partner, and drawing on MSDE’s State of Skills Survey 2024, PLFS, AISHE, qualitative immersions, and global