<![CDATA[India wants to be a developed nation by 2047, and its young workforce is the main bet. Two policies sit at the centre of that bet. The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 reshapes what young people learn and how they learn it, while Digital India builds the connectivity and basic digital capability that learning and work now depend on. This paper reviews how the two together shape skill development, using a narrative thematic approach drawn from peer-reviewed research, official policy documents and national survey reports. Three themes organize the evidence: digital literacy and employability, skill-based education under NEP 2020, and access, inclusion and institutional readiness. The review finds that access to phones and the internet has spread quickly, especially among the young, but that using technology for study and for work is a different and thinner capability. Vocational integration is ambitious on paper and slower in classrooms, and gaps of gender, geography, teacher preparation and industry linkage keep skills from turning into jobs. The paper offers a simple policy-to-employment framework and argues that the next phase of reform should concentrate on the last mile between learning and work. It closes with recommendations and directions for future research.]]>
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