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Skilling India, Transforming India
Skill development in new TRAINING FOR

national education policy

The National Education Policy 2020 calls for students to develop FARMERS ALSO
future skills by reducing the curriculum burden. It also aims to 7-day short-term skill training is
improve the skills of both teachers and students. By 2025, at least provided to rural youth through
half of the country's students should be connected to schools the 'Krishi Extension Sub Mission'.
and higher education institutions.
Under the umbrella of "Holistic Education—an Integrated Scheme Agriculture Clinics and
for Schooling," the Department of School Education and Literacy Agribusiness Centers (AC &
is implementing a scheme for the vocationalization of school ABCs)" have been set up to create
education so that students can choose careers based on their self-employment opportunities
aptitude, potential, and aspirations. The scheme has authorised under the Agriculture Extension
14,435 schools across the country to integrate vocational Sub-Mission.
education into general education from 9th to 12th grade.
The Skill Hub Initiative (SHI) has been launched as a pilot project In this, 45 days of residential
in the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0 in collaboration training is given with the help of
with the Ministry of Education. It aims to build infrastructure and nodal training institutes.
meet vocational training needs in sync with the needs of the local
economy. The Skill Hubs are the nodal skill centres identified to Trained candidates are assisted
introduce work to the world through industry travel and bagless in getting loans to start
days from class 6th to 8th. agricultural enterprises. Recently,
Students in grades 9th through 12th, as well as middle school this scheme has also been added
dropouts, are given opportunities for skill development and to the Mudra Loan Scheme.
vocational training through education loans and employment.
This is expected to cost around Rs 700 crore. Under this, 9.3 lakh
students are to be covered, of which 1.56 lakh have been enrolled
till March 2022. Skill Development for

Minorities
new technology culture in New India, where people Through schemes such as
are willing to experiment with new technology and Seekho Aur Kamao, Nai Manzil,
are not afraid to take on big challenges. Ustad, Nai Roshni, and Garib
At the same time, there should be a desire Nawaz Swarogzar, over 10
to become a leader among people rather than lakh youth have received skill
a follower in terms of technology, because the development training and
employment opportunities.
internet and online learning are necessary in the
21st century. As a result, many other portals for skill Women make up more than half
training, such as Bharat Skills and the e-Skill India of those who have benefited.
platform have been established. Furthermore, in Hunar Haat provides skilled
addition to IITs and IIMs, state-of-the-art training artisans and craftsmen with
institutes known as Indian Skill Institutes (IIS) are markets and opportunities.
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being planned to make Indian skills world-class. Hunar Haats across the country
The foundation of which has been laid on PPP have provided employment
model in Mumbai and Gandhinagar. and opportunities to over 8.5
The Prime Minister recently stated that lakh masters, artisans, and
Industry 4.0 cannot be realised unless the country craftsmen.
advances in areas such as FinTech, Agritech,
Meditech, and Skill Development. That is why he

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