One rank, one pension (OROP) for military veterans was one of the first public promises made by Narendra Modi in his campaign which immediately won him the support of a majority of veterans in the country.
One rank one pension (OROP) for military veterans was one of the first public promises made by Narendra Modi in September 2013 after being declared the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate. Although Congress party followed with its promise Continue reading
Category Archives: Ideas for India
Training for skills from Class IX is new plan
Skill training courses from Class IX onward in at least 25 per cent of all schools in the country over the next four years and national universities for skill development — these are the key priorities of the proposed national policy Continue reading
KASE Lauches Skill Development Centres
Minister Shibu Baby John handing over the accreditation on Lili Academy to Sherly Kollannur, Academy chief consultant electrologist
KOCHI: KOCHI: Kerala Academy for Skill Excellence (KASE) instituted by Kerala Government has joined hands with private sector companies Continue reading
Learning skills from Seoul
India and South Korea have a robust economic engagement, but the Modi govt. will need to take bold steps for a deeper partnership.
In his first year of office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chosen his foreign destinations with careful thought. After wrapping up his visits to China and Mongolia, Mr. Modi will be Continue reading
Railways to impart skill training at its facilites
NEW DELHI: Taking cue from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s skill development vision, the railways has decided to use its vast spread of infrastructure such as workshops, production units and locomotive sheds besides skilled human resources Continue reading
Skill Up India takes PM’s dream of skilled Indian manpower a step ahead
In September last year EdCast had raised USD six million in venture funding to help further its concept of multi-versities, that is, a knowledge cloud platform that facilities inter-university collaboration. Speaking about the investments, Continue reading
Badal rues lack of skilled labour at Niti Aayog meet
Shillong: The chief minister of Punjab and chairman of the Niti Aayog sub-group on skill development, Parkash Singh Badal, on Monday said unemployment Continue reading
India to provide skill training to 109 million new entrants
Shillong, May 11 (PTI) India has to provide skill training to 109 million new entrants into the job markets and 460 million people to upscale their skills by 2020, Continue reading
Skill certification could soon be requirement for job in armed forces
New Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said a framework could be developed to incentivize skill certification as a requirement for employment in armed forces as well as for jobs by defence contractors. Continue reading
Film industry promises to be part of PM’s Skill India; Javed Akhtar, Aamir Khan to pitch in
NEW DELHI: Skill India, a programme that promises to revolutionise India’s employment scene, has found support from the film industry. Veteran actors and film makers have Continue reading