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UNION CABINET DECISIONS

An increasing demand is accompanied by a need for a more skilled
labor force. Understanding its significance for the first time in 2014,
the government formed a separate Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship to make the youth of the country skilled. So far, more than
2.27 crore youth have taken advantage of the Kaushal Vikas Yojana. Now
the central government has approved to extend it till 2026...

DECISION: Restructuring of Kaushal Vikas sanitation workers, improving the working
Yojana conditions in the sanitation sector, and achieving
IMPACT: The Union Cabinet has approved the the goal of reaching zero mortality while doing
continuation of Kaushal Vikas Yojana till 2026. hazardous cleaning work. About Rs 50.91 crore
Rs 8,800 crore has been approved for its will be spent on this. The National Commission
restructuring. The central government has now for Safai Karamcharis Act, 1993 was enacted in
merged the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana September 1993. A statutory National
4.0, Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Prashikshan Commission for Safai Karamcharis was first
Protsahan Yojana, and Jan Shikshan Sansthan constituted in August 1994.
Yojana under the overall central sector scheme
of ‘Kaushal Vikas Yojana’. This will help in DECISION: Approval of the proposal to form the
preparing the workforce for the future in terms of proposed South Coast Railway Zone in
skilled, demand-based, and technically capable Visakhapatnam.
industries across the country. IMPACT: The Waltair Division has been truncated
and included in this zone. This will be the 18th
DECISION: The tenure of the National zone of the Railways. This is a big step towards
Commission for Safai Karamcharis is now till 31 strengthening the infrastructure of the Railways.
March 2028. This decision has been taken under the Andhra
IMPACT: The Union Cabinet has approved the Pradesh Reorganization Act. It also fulfills the
proposal to extend the tenure of the National commitment made by the Parliament. This zone
Commission for Safai Karamcharis for three will improve the functioning of the railways.
years till 31 March 2028. This will help in Services will improve and regional connectivity
facilitating the socio-economic upliftment of
will be strengthened. n
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