Question: Which of the followings State Cabinet gave approval to ‘Koushalya Yojana’ for women skill development?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Jharkhand
Answer- (c)
Related facts:
- On April 18, 2017, Madhya Pradesh State Cabinet gave approval to ‘Koushalya Yojana’ for women skill development.
- Under this Short-term skill training scheme every year 2 lakh women will be imparted training.
- Under the scheme, training related to apparel, home decoration, automobile electronics, hardware, food processing, health care, telecom, tourism etc. will be provided.
- A sanction of rupees Rs. 254.78 crore in the current financial year and Rs. 274.34 crore for the next financial year has been made for this programme.
- In addition to this, approval has also been given by the Cabinet to impart training to 1.10 lakh trainees for skill development under the Mukhyamantri Skill Development scheme.
- Administrative sanction of Rs.121.50 crore for the current financial year and Rs.132.25 crore has been given for the next financial year.
- On same day, with an objective to provide communication, cash and other transaction facilities to youths through mobile application, the Cabinet decided to give mobile under the Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah /Nikah Yojana.
Reference:
http://www.mpinfo.org/News/TodaysNews.aspx?newsid=20170418N8&LocID=1&PDt=4/18/2017
https://twitter.com/CMMadhyaPradesh/status/855324210842841088
https://punjabkesari.com/nation/8-madhya-pradesh/approval-kaushlya-yojana-for-the-upliftment-of-women/
http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/skill-training-for-2l-women-under-koushalya-yojana.html