How do linguistic and technical skills affect earnings in India?

This paper estimates the returns to education and skill in India by gender, sector, religion, caste regional zone using nationally representative data provided Human Development Survey (IHDS) 2011–2012. To address issue of sample selection bias, Heckman two-step procedure is used. The findings show that drive wage earnings. However, impact skills larger than per se. Though there are inequalities on various grounds, found have a stabilising effect as they help females other disadvantaged groups improve their study call for necessity imparting along with ensure better labour market outcomes people.