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provide banking services to all

1. FINANCIAL lNCLUSI0N: MAJ0R households in the country.

INITIATIVES  The scheme ensures access to a range

What is the need for Financial Inclusion? of financial services like availability of
basic savings bank account, access to
 The world famous economist Dr.
need based credit, remittance facility,
Amartya Sen aptly said, "Poverty is
insurance and pension.
the deprivation of opportunity."
 It covers both urban and rural areas
 It clearly points towards the enormous
and those who open account get
significance of financial inclusion in a
indigenous debit cards (Rupay card).
vast and diverse country like India.
 Account can be opened in any bank
 Once the financially vulnerable
branch or Business Correspondent (or
segments of society are part of the
Bank Mitra) outlet at zero balance.
mainstream financial system, they
Every bank account is on Core
have access to microcredit to generate
Banking System (CBS) of banks.
additional income streams;
 Mobile banking, using USSD facility
 to channel their savings into
available on even basic feature phones
investments and create assets; to buy
is also being supported.
insurance products that protect them
financially in times of disease,  A facility of call centre and toll-free

disability and death; number is available nationwide.

 and to help fund their children's  The main features of PMJDY include

education. Rs. 5,000 overdraft facility for

Aadhaar-linked accounts and a RuPay
What is Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan
Debit Card with inbuilt Rs. 1 lakh
Yojana (PMJDY)?
accident insurance cover.
 Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
(PMJDY) was launched on 28 August What are the other initiatives?

2014.  Financial Literacy programme,

 PMJDY is a national mission on which aims to take basic financial

financial inclusion started with an education up to village level is

integrated approach to bring about provided for better understanding of

comprehensive financial inclusion and the whole mechanism.

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 The Financial Inclusion mission also  While introducing Pradhan Mantri
envisages extension of Direct Benefit Suraksha Bima Yojana in Budget
Transfer (DBT) under various 2015, all individual (single or joint)
government schemes through bank bank account holders in the age
accounts of the recipients. group of 18-70 years have been made

 Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) have also eligible to join this scheme at a

been linked with the Rupay platform. nominal premium of Rs. 12 per
annum per member.
 Micro insurance and unorganized
sector pension schemes like  Recognizing the challenges, the

Swavalamban through the Business vulnerable sections of our society face

Correspondents have also been in obtaining loan for setting up their

included for the second phase of the enterprises, the Stand Up India

program. Scheme has been launched by

Government of India on 5 April 2016
 Another significant milestone is Atal
under which, bank loans between Rs.
Pension Yojana (APY) launched on 9
10 lakh and Rs. 1 crore are given to at
May 2015 by the Prime Minister to
least one Scheduled Caste (SC) or
address the longevity risks among the
Scheduled Tribe (ST)borrower and at
workers in unorganized sector who
least one woman borrower per bank
are not covered under any statutory
branch for setting up a greenfield
social security scheme.
enterprise in manufacturing, services
 Based on the success and popularity
or the trading sector.
of Varishtha Pension Bima yojana
 As a part of Beti Bachaao Beti
2003, Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana
Padhaao scheme of the present
2014 and to protect elderly persons
government, Sukanya Samridhi
aged above 60 against a future fall in
Yojana came into being in 2015,
their interest income due to the
enabling parents to meet the major
uncertain market conditions and also
future expenses such as higher
provide social security during old age,
education and marriage of their girl
a simplified scheme of assured
children plus offering tax benefits as
pension of 8 per cent called Pradhan
well.
Mantri Vayavandana Yojana
(PMVVY) is being implemented  In a country like India, where around

through Life Insurance Corporation of 55 million MSME units employ more

India. than 12 crore people, the present

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 Government rightly took the initiative panchayats or Farmer Producer
of MUDRA Scheme with the motive of Organisations (FPO) on their barren or
bringing small business entities cultivable lands.
involved in trading, manufacturing  The power generated will be
and service sectors in the ambit of purchased by the distribution
formal banking. company at feed in tariffs determined
by respective State Electricity
2. CLEAN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY Regulatory Commission.
INITIATIVES  The scheme will open a stable and

What is KUSUM Yojana? continuous source of income to the

 Recently, the Government of India has
launched Kisan Urja Suraksha evam
Utthaan Mahabhiyan - KUSUM with
the objective of providing financial
rural land owners. Performance based
incentives at Rs. 0.40 per unit for five
years to be provided to distribution
companies.

and water security to farmers.  The scheme will have substantial

environmental impact in terms of
 This scheme has three components
savings of carbon dioxide emissions.
which include 10,000 MW of
decentralized ground-mounted, grid-  All three components of the scheme

connected renewable power plants; combined together are likely to result

installation of 17.50 lakh standalone in saving of about 27 million tonnes of

solar-powered agriculture pumps and carbon dioxide emission per annum.

solarisation of 10 lakh grid-connected  One component of the scheme on

solar powered agriculture pumps. standalone solar pumps may result in

 This is a unique scheme in terms of saving of 1.2 billion liters of diesel per

direct employment potential. annum and associated savings in the

foreign exchange due to reduction of
 Besides increasing self employment,
import of crude oil.
this scheme is likely to generate
employment opportunity equivalent to What are the other initiatives?
6.31 lakh jobs for skilled and  The Ministry of New and Renewable
unskilled workers. Energy has introduced a new scheme
 Renewable power plants of capacity Sustainable Rooftop
500 KW to 2 MW will be set up by Implementation for Solar
individual farmers, cooperatives, Transfiguration of India - SRISTI, to

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 incentivize the installation of rooftop Rajasthan, Karnataka, Andhra
solar projects in India. SRISTI scheme Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat,
aims to achieve a national solar Himachal Pradesh and Madhya
rooftop target of 40 GW till 2021- Pradesh.
2022.

 A National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy 3. WOMEN EMPOWERMENT : A NEW

has been launched recently to provide PARADIGM
a framework for promotion of large What is Empowerment?
grid connected wind-solar PV hybrid
 Empowerment is the process which
system for efficient utilization of
confers power on individuals over
transmission infrastructure and land.
their own lives, in their society, and in
 It also aims at reducing the variability
their communities.
in renewable power generation and
 It signifies promotion in the social,
achieving better grid stability.
economic, spiritual or political status
 The Policy also provides for flexibility of an individual. ln the context of
in share of wind and solar
women, it is an exercise in enhancing
components in hybrid project, subject
their educational, economic, social,
to the condition that, rated power political, and health status.
capacity of one resource be at least 25
 For empowering Indian women, our
per cent of the rated power capacity of
Constitution endorses equality to
other resource for it to be recognized
women and requires the State to
hybrid project.
assimilate steps to protect rights of
 The Policy also permits use of battery women.
storage in the hybrid project for
What are the measures taken for Health
optimising the output and further
Empowerment?
reduce the variability.
 Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana
 Green Energy Corridor is another
Yojana (PMMVY): This maternity
initiative of Government of India for
benefit programme PMMVY was
evacuation of large scale renewable
launched by the Government in 2016
energy for which Intra State
and Ministry of Women and Child
Transmission System (ISTS) was
Development was entrusted to
proposed.
implement it.
 ISTS is being implemented by eight
renewable rich states of Tamil Nadu,

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 It provides cash transfer (conditional) age group of 0-6 years, Ministry of
for expecting and lactating women. Women and Child Development

 It also ensures that the wage loss of (MWCD), Government of lndia

women during the pregnancy gets initiated a programme named National

compensated. Nutrition Mission.

 The scheme fosters care and  The aim of this mission was to

utilization of institutional services address the serious issue of stunting,

during child birth. malnutrition, anaemia and low birth

weight amongst newborns.
 Maternity Care Act: The Maternity
Benefit Act originally provided  Mission Indradhanush: Mission

maternity benefit of 12 weeks, out of Indradhanush was initiated in

which up to 6 weeks could be claimed December 2014 with an aim to ensure

before the expected date of delivery. full immunization for women and
children.
 In 2017, the law was amended
extending this period to 26 weeks and  This immunization programme was

revising the period of 6 weeks to 8. further intensified and in 2017 it led

 Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva
Abhiyan (PMSMA): The Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare introduced
to the launch of Intensified Mission
Indradhanush (lMl).
What are the measures taken for Social

PMSMA with an objective to ensure Security and Empowerment?

provision of antenatal care to  Swachh Vidyalaya Initiative :

pregnant women. Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya

 It pledges ante natal care services to (SBSV) initiative was launched by the

women in their 2nd or 3rd trimesters Ministry of Human Resource

of pregnancy in an institutional set Development, Government of lndia in

up. 2014 with the objective to provide

access to toilet facilities separately to
 It also encourages participation of
both boys and girls.
private sector in ensuring these
services to expecting mothers.  Swachh Bharat Mission: Under this
programme, household-owned and
 National Nutrition Mission: To
community-owned toilets were
improve the nutritional status of
constructed to eliminate open
pregnant women, lactating women,
defecation.
adolescent girls and children in the

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 The Mission also seeks to establish a  It permits a woman to either use her
mechanism of monitoring toilet use. father's or mother's name on the

 The mission is expected to help India application form.

reach Sustainable Development Goal  Working Women Hostels: This

6 (SDG 6), laid down by the UN in scheme was introduced to ensure
2015. safety and convenience of working

 Ujjwala Yojana: To meet the basic women.

needs of women belonging to lower  Purpose of this scheme was to provide

economic strata, especially from BPL accommodation, which was located at
families, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala a convenient place and also has a day
Yojana (PMUY) was introduced in care arrangement for their children.
2016.  What are the initiatives taken for
 The objective of this scheme was to Financial Security and
distribute 50 million LPG connections Empowerment ?
to women belonging to this category.  Pradhan Mantri Mudra yojana
 The scheme aims to provide clean fuel (PMMY): This scheme, with the help of
in the form of LPG to women who are small financial banks, Non-Banking
below poverty line, hitherto using Financial Companies (NBFCs) and
unclean cooking fuels with attendant micro finance institutions, provides
harm. loans up to Rs.10,00,00 to small

 Pradhan Mantri Awas yojana entrepreneurs.

(PMAY): This ambitious programme  Major beneficiaries (78 per cent) of

was introduced to provide housing this scheme have been women
facilities to all by 2022. entrepreneurs.

 Under the PMAY the ownership of a  Stand-Up India: Stand-Up India was
house is mandated to be in the name introduced to promote economic
of the woman of the family. security and entrepreneurship.

 Passport Rules: Under the new rules,  The aim of this programme is to
women do not have to produce such a extend helping hand in preparation of
certificate for processing of passport project plan to avail loans from the
application. bank between 10 lakh to 1 crore.

 Under this scheme, banks are

mandated to include at least one

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 Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled economically weaker section of
tribe (ST) borrower and at least one society.
woman borrower per bank branch, for  Keeping in mind the lower income
establishing a greenfield business. group, premium of these schemes
 Sukanya Samridhi yojana: The have been kept fairly low, so that the
government introduced this new benefit of these schemes can reach far
scheme as a part of Beti Bachao Beti and wide to the unreached.
padhao campaign. What are the various schemes launched
 This is a small deposit scheme by GOI in this regard?
exclusively for the welfare of the girl  Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
child. (PMJDY), is financial inclusion
 It is an incentive to the parents to program of Government of India which
create funds to meet the educational is applicable to 10 to 65 years age
need of their girl child. group, that aims to expand and make

 It also proposes to take care of the affordable access to financial services

marriage expenses of their daughter. such as bank accounts, remittances,

credit, insurance and pensions.
 Mahila E-Haat: A bilingual portal
Mahila E-Haat was launched on 7  Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima

March 2016, by the Ministry of Yojna (PMJJBY) is a one year Life

Women & Child Development. Insurance Scheme, which is annually

renewable, and it provides coverage of
 It provides web based marketing
Rs. 2 lakh in case of death due to any
platform to leverage technology for the
reason.
display of the products/services
made/manufactured/ undertaken by  The scheme is available to people in

the entrepreneurs who were women. the age group of 18 to 50 years at the
annual premium of Rs. 330.

4. SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEMES FOR  Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Yojana (PMSBY) is one year Personal

Accident Insurance Scheme.
What are social security schemes?
 It is annually renewable at a premium
 Social Security Schemes have been
of Rs. 12 only. The policy offers
launched with the objective of
coverage of Rs.2 lakh in case of death
providing insurance services to the
or permanent total disability and Rs.

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 one lakh for permanent partial  The scheme is compulsory for loanee
disability due to an accident. farmers and voluntary for non-loanee

 It is available to the people in the age farmers for notified crops in notified

group of 18 to 70 years. So far over areas.

4,500 claims had been disbursed and  Uniform maximum premium of only
provided financial relief to the families 2%, 1.5% and 5% of the sum insured
of affected persons. to be paid by farmers for all Kharif

 Atal PensionYojna (APY) provides crops, Rabi crops and

income security, for old people. commercial/horticultural crops

 Under this Scheme, the Government respectively.

guarantees minimum monthly  Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana

pension ranging from Rs. 1,000 to Rs. (PMJAY) a centrally sponsored

5,000 from 60 years onwards to the scheme provides health coverage upto

subscriber. Rs. 5 lakh per family, per year for

 Government also launched the secondary and tertiary hospitalization

scheme namely Pradhan Mantri Vaya to over 10.74 crore poor and

Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) to protect vulnerable families (approximately 50

crore beneficiaries).
elderly persons aged 60 years and
above against a future fall in their  The Swachhta Udyami Yojana

interest income due to the uncertain extends financial assistance for

market conditions, as also to provide Construction, Operation and

social security during old age. Maintenance of Pay and Use

 The scheme provides an assured Community Toilets in Public Private

return of 8% per annum for 10 years. Partnership (PPP) Mode and

Procurement and Operation of
 Ministry of Agriculture implements
Sanitation related Vehicles.
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
(PMFBY) and Restructured Weather  NSFDC‟s Green Business Scheme for

Based Crop Insurance Scheme providing financial assistance has

been launched keeping into the
(RWBCIS) with a view to provide
comprehensive crop insurance cover concern for the climate change.

against non-preventable natural risks  Under this Scheme, loan for unit cost

at an affordable rate to farmers. upto Rs.1 lakh at concessional rate of

interest will be provided to Scheduled
Castes for activities such as e-

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 rickshaw, Solar Pump and Solar  The committee has identified several
energy powered implements, poly sources of income growth viz,
house etc.  improvement in crop and livestock
 The objective of the Credit productivity;
Enhancement Guarantee Scheme  resource use efficiency or savings in
for the Scheduled Castes is to the cost of production;
promote entrepreneurship amongst
 increase in the cropping intensity;
the scheduled castes and to facilitate
 diversification towards high value
concessional finances to them.
crops;
 A budget of Rs. 200 crores has been
 improvement in real prices received by
allocated to IFCI Limited to facilitate
farmers;
the scheme.
 shift from farm to non-farm
occupations.
5. EMPOWERING FARMERS
 The committee is also looking into the
THROUGH INITIATIVES IN
investments in and for agriculture e.g.
AGRICULTURE
increasing public investments for
What is the need for reforms in
agriculture-rural roads, rural
Agriculture sector?
electricity, irrigation; the need for
 The Government has set a target of
policy support to enable investments
doubling of farmers‟ income by the
by corporate sector in agriculture.
year 2022.
What are the measures taken by GOI in
 The Government has constituted an
this regard?
Inter-Ministerial Committee under the
 Initiating market reforms through
Chairmanship of Chief Executive
the State Governments by amending
Officer, National Rain fed Area
the agriculture marketing regime.
Authority, Department of Agriculture,
 Encouraging contract farming through
Cooperation and Farmers Welfare to
the State Governments by
examine issues relating to doubling of
promulgating of Model Contract
farmers‟ income and recommend a
Farming Act.
strategy to achieve doubling of
farmers‟ income in real terms by the  22,000 Gramin Haats are to be

year 2022. upgraded to work as centers of

aggregation and for direct purchase of

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 agricultural commodities from the  The Indian Forest Act, 1927 was
farmers. amended to exclude bamboo from the

 Launch of eNAM initiative to provide definition of „trees‟. Henceforth

farmers an electronic online trading bamboo grown outside forest area will

platform. not be regulated under the provisions

 Implementation of flagship scheme of of felling and transit rules.

distribution of Soil Health Cards to  As a corollary the restructured

farmers so that the use of fertilizers National Bamboo Mission was

can be optimized. So far more than launched for development of the value

15 crore Soil Health Cards have been chain of bamboo as a measure to

distributed in two cycles. strengthen rural economy by linking

the producer (farmer) to markets
 “Per drop more crop” initiative
under which drip/sprinkler irrigation (industry).

is being encouraged for optimal  Launch of PM-Asha scheme which

utilization of water. will ensure MSP to farmers for

 “Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana oilseeds, pulses and copra.

(PKVY)” under which organic farming  Minimum Support Price (MSP) is

is being promoted. North East is notified by the Government for certain

being developed as organic hub. crops. Giving a major boost for the

 A revised farmer friendly “Pradhan farmers income, the Government has

Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)” approved the increase in the MSPs for

have been launched. The scheme all Kharif & Rabi crops for 2018-19

covers various types of risks from pre- season at a level of at least 150

sowing to post harvest and the percent of the cost of production.

farmers have to pay very nominal  Bee keeping has been promoted under

premium. Mission for Integrated Development

 Under “Har Medh Par Ped”, agro of Horticulture (MIDH) to increase

forestry is being promoted for the productivity of crops through

pollination and increase the honey
supplementing farm income, increase
risk management and climate resilient production as an additional source of

agriculture as an important income of farmers.

component of Integrated Farming  Rashtriya Gokul Mission has been

Systems implemented to enhance milk

production and productivity of

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 bovines and to make milk production current demand met, shortages if any,
more remunerative to the farmers. surplus power available and the

 National Livestock Mission has been prices in Power Exchange.

implemented to increase productivity  UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable

and genetic improvement of livestock. LED`S for All) – App provides real

 Foreseeing high potential in fisheries time updates on the LED distribution

sector, a Blue Revolution with multi happening across the country.

dimensional activities mainly focusing  UrjaMitra – monitoring of power

on fisheries production, both inland availability and sending power cut
and marine is being implemented. information through SMS.

 The National Mission for  MERIT–information pertaining to

Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), one marginal variable cost and source
of the eight Missions under the PM‟s wise purchase of electricity.
National Action Plan on Climate  UDAY- Allows people to compare
Change is anchored in the Ministry of DISCOMs on the basis of 26 major
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. performance parameters.
 The revised strategy document for  URJA (Urban Jyoti Abhiyaan) – It is
2018-2030 was prepared for an informative App for Urban
enhancing preparedness of the Distribution Sector. It captures
agriculture and allied sector towards Consumer centric parameters from
the challenges posed by climate the IT systems created under IPDS.
change.
 TARANG (Transmission App for real
time monitoring & Growth) – It is an
6. MAKING ELECTRICITY IT Web/mobile based platform to
SUSTAINABLE AND AVAILABLE TO provide status of both inter and intra
ALL state Transmission Projects in the
What are the new technical interventions country. This platform also shows the
by GOI to bring in transparency in Power prospective interstate as well as intra
administration? state Transmission Projects.
 SAUBHAGYA – App for tracking  DEEP e-bidding (Discovery of
household electrification. Efficient Electricity Price) – The
 Vidyut Pravah – The Mobile/Web App portal will provide a common e-
provides real time information of bidding platform with e-reverse

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 auction facility to facilitate nation-
wide power procurement through a
wider network so as to
uniformity and transparency in the
process of power procurement.
 Ash Track- linking fly ash users and
power plants for better ash utilization.
 Integrated Power Development
Scheme (IPDS) : IPDS Scheme aims
bring to provide quality and reliable 24x7
power supply in the urban area.
 So far, projects worth Rs. 26,910
crores covering 3,616 towns have
been sanctioned by the Monitoring

What are the other schemes launched to Committee.

ensure electricity supply to all?  The IT and technical intervention

 Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar envisaged in the scheme will not only

Yojana : Government of India has ensure 24x7 power supply in urban

launched a scheme called "Pradhan area but will also help in improvement

Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana in billing and collection efficiency

(Saubhagya)" in Sep'17 to achieve which will ultimately result in

universal household electrification in reduction in Aggregate Technical and

the country at a total cost of Rs. Commercial (AT&C) losses.

16,320 crore including gross  Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana

budgetary support of Rs. 12,320 (UDAY), a scheme for financial and
crores from Government of India. operational turnaround of Power

 The objective of the scheme is to Distribution Companies was

provide last mile connectivity and formulated and launched by the

electricity connections to all Government in consultation with

households in rural and urban areas. various stakeholders.

 Free of cost electricity connections to  The scheme aims to provide

all remaining un-electrified permanent solution to legacy of debts

households with at least one of approximately Rs.4.3 lakh crores

deprivation on the basis of SECC data and address potential future losses.

in rural areas and economically poor  The scheme also envisages reform
households in urban areas would be measures in all sectors – generation,
given. transmission, distribution, coal, and

 Others would be charged a sum of Rs. energy efficiency.

500 per household in ten equal

instalments with the bill.

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 7. SKILLING INDIA THROUGH  Establishing Academic Equivalence:
GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES Skill India aims to make skilling

What are the programs launched by GOI aspirational and bring vocational
to promote skilling among youth ? training in equivalence with the

 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas academic education system, especially

Yojana (PMKVY): It is one of the to provide horizontal and vertical

flagship schemes of the Ministry mobility pathway to candidates

aimed at providing free-of-cost skill pursuing vocational education.

training to over 1 Crore youth in 4  Capacity building in long term skill

years in 221+ job roles;offering short development: One of the initiatives

term training between 2 months to 6 towards building capacity of the skill

months. ecosystem is uniform nomenclature of

 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra all the skill institutes across country

(PMKK): It is an initiative towards as National Skill Training Institutes

creation of “Model (NSTIs), and merging of NSTIs, with

TrainingCenters”with standardized courses in ITIs, establishment of

infrastructure for delivery of skill Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) and

development training to be opened in inspections and de-affiliation of

every district of India; aiming to make various ITIs etc.

benchmark institutions that can  National Skill Training Institute

demonstrate aspirational value for (NSTI): MSDE also laid down the

competency based skill development foundation stone of the first National

amongst key stakeholders- industry Skill Training Institute (erstwhile

and trainees. RVTI) in Telangana, Hyderabad by the

 National Apprenticeship Promotion Hon‟ble Vice President of India.

Scheme (NAPS): The scheme is aimed  Indian Institute of Skills (IIS): These

to increase the involvement of state-of-the-art centers of excellence

industries and employers in engaging are being set up across four regions of

youth as apprentices and providing India, on the lines of premiere global

on-the-job skill training to create a institutes such as Institute of

ready workforce. The government Technical Education (ITE), Singapore.

reimburses part of stipend paid by the  Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

employer. with Best in Class Employers: RPL
certifies the skills of people with prior

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 experience or those trained informally. (NCVET):The Union Cabinet approved
Since 2016, the program has the merger of the existing regulatory
benefitted close to 8 lakh people institutions in the skills space –
across the country. National Council for Vocational

 SANKALP: Skills Acquisition and Training (NCVT) and the National Skill

Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Development Agency (NSDA) into the

Promotion (SANKALP) project aims to National Council for Vocational

implement the mandate of the Education and Training (NCVET).

National Skill Development Mission  NCVET will regulate the functioning of

(NSDM), which was launched on 15th entities engaged in vocational
July by Ministry of Skill Development education and training, both long-
through its core sub-missions. term and short-term, and establish

 The project will be implemented in minimum standards for the

mission mode through World Bank functioning of such entities.

support.  Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) – The

 STRIVE: “Skills Strengthening for JSS component of scheme of support

Industrial Value Enhancement to voluntary agencies for adult

(STRIVE)” is aRs 2,200 crore – central education has been transferred from

sector project, with half of the project Ministry of Human Resource

outlay as World Bank assistance. Development to Ministry of Skill

Development and Entrepreneurship
 STRIVE is an outcome-based project,
on 2nd July, 2018.
marking a shift in government‟s
implementation strategy in vocational  Jan Shikshan Sansthans are

education and training from inputs to imparting vocational skill training

results building in a strong shift to an programmes at the door step of the

outcome-based skill ecosystem. beneficiaries with a minimum cost

and infrastructure.
 The STRIVE project aims at creating
awareness through industry clusters/  The JSS are not working in isolation,

geographical chambers that would but also conduct convergence

address the challenge of involvement programmes with different

of Micro, Small and Medium-sized departments.

Enterprises (MSMEs).

 National Council for Vocational

Education and Training

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