Question: Recently a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Samsung India and the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). Under this agreement, in which two cities will MSME-Samsung Technical School be set up by Samsung?
(a) Jaipur, Bangalore
(b) Bangalore, Jamshedpur
(c) Ranchi, Jaipur
(d) Patna, Bangalore
Ans :(b)
Related facts:-
- On June 2, 2017, a MoU was signed between Samsung India and the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).
- Under this agreement, partnership was renewed for operating 10 existing schools and opening two more technology schools in the country.
- Two new MSME-Samsung Technical Schools will be set up in Bangalore and Jamshedpur.
- With this, the number of schools running in partnership with the Samsung and MSME Ministry has increased to 12. Samsung runs another 10 such schools in collaboration with Departments of Technical Education in different states such as Rajasthan, Kerala, Bihar, Delhi and West Bengal, taking the total to 22.
- Under the MSME-Samsung Technical School Scholarship program, 1,000 girls and differently-abled trainees, who have successfully completed the basic course, will be given a scholarship of up to INR 20,000.
Related Links:-
https://news.samsung.com/in/samsung-msme-ministry-widen-partnership-for-samsung-technical-school