The Skill India Mission focuses on skilling, re-skilling and upskilling through short-term and long-term training programmes.
Sitharaman speaking in the parliament. (X)
The Union government on Thursday, 1 February, announced the extension of healthcare cover under Ayushman Bharat to all ASHAs and anganwadi workers.
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) is the largest publicly-funded health insurance scheme in the world that provides coverage of ₹5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation.
Till 27 December last year, 55 crore people belonging to 12 crore families were covered under the scheme.
While presenting the interim Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said it is the government’s priority to adequately and timely finance MSMEs.
Speaking about the Skill Mission India, Sithraman also added that as many as 1.4 crore youth were trained and upskilled under the Skill India Mission.
The mission focuses on skilling, re-skilling and upskilling through short-term and long-term training programmes.
Under the mission, the government, through more than 20 central ministries/departments, is implementing various skill development schemes across the country.
She also said there was macro-economic stability and the country’s economy is doing well.
The government is focused on more comprehensive GDP, governance, development and performance, she added.
#Budget2024 : Finance Minister #NirmalaSitharaman said: “Under the Skill India Mission have trained 1.4 crore youth, upskilled and reskilled 54 lakh youth, and established 3,000 new ITIs.”
“A large no of higher learning institutions, namely 7 IITs, 16 IIITs, 7 IIMs, 15 #AIIMs…
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