Cabinet approves SANKALP & STRIVE Schemes

Cabinet approves SANKALP & STRIVE Schemes to boost Skill India Mission

Question: To promote which of the following mission, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) recently approved ‘Sankalp’ and ‘Strives’ schemes?
(a) Swachh Bharat Mission
(b) Make in India Mission
(c) Digital India Mission
(d) Skil India Mission
Answer: (d) 
Related Facts:

  • On 11th October, 2017, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved two new World Bank supported schemes of Rs. 6,655 crore – Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) and Skill Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE).
  • SANKALP is Rs 4,455 crore centrally sponsored scheme including Rs. 3,300 crore loan support from World Bank.
  • Whereas STRIVE is a Rs. 2,200 crore – central sector scheme, with half of the scheme outlay as World Bank loan assistance.
  • SANKALP and STRIVE are outcome focused schemes marking shift in government’s implementation strategy in vocational education and training from inputs to results.
  • The two schemes shall address this need by setting up national bodies for accreditation & certification which shall regulate accreditation and certification in both long and short term Vocational Education and Training (VET).

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