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New Delhi, Sept. 20 The Government is to commission studies to identify employment opportunities as also to locate and fill skill gaps to boost overseas job prospects for Indians.

This was decided at the first meeting of the Governing Council of the Council for Promotion of Overseas Employment (COPE) of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs here on Friday.

The council, chaired by Secretary Mr K. Mohandas, decided that these studies will go into emerging labour supply gaps and skill shortages in the international labour market and the net availability of workers with requisite skills in India to fill these shortages.

The study will seek to quantify the need for development of specific skills and their benchmarking keeping in mind requirements in different countries.

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