Economic Survey 2026 lays out a blueprint to make skilling aspirational; calls for an Apprenticeship MissionThe Economic Survey made a case for upgradation of Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) diplomas into bachelor-level degrees to help make v...
29 Jan, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
Government to launch skill voucher system very soon, says top officialThe government is set to launch a skill voucher system, aiming to upgrade 1,000 industrial training institutes (ITIs) across the country. T...
26 Sep, 2024, 05.33 PM IST
BHIM to provide e-RUPI vouchers to artisans under PM Vishwakarma SchemeIntroduced by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the scheme aims to empower traditional artisans and craftspeople across India by providing...
23 Sep, 2024, 11.15 AM IST
Budget 2024's boost for students and small business aspirationsThe finance minister introduced several measures in the budget to support students and small businesses, including interest subvention on e...
24 Jul, 2024, 12.56 AM IST
Union Budget 2024 proposes Rs 1.48 lakh crore for education, employment, skillingFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's budget proposal includes a significant allocation of Rs 1.48 lakh crore towards education, employment...
23 Jul, 2024, 03.42 PM IST
Budget 2024: Loans of up to Rs 10 lakh for higher education in domestic institutions, says Finance MinisterThe Finance Minister said that the model skill loan scheme will be revised to facilitate loans up to RS 7.5 lakh with a guarantee from gove...
23 Jul, 2024, 01.16 PM IST
CSR spend may cover skilling individualsThe enterprises will be incentivised to take up skills training of individuals as the government aims to scale up training of candidates to...
29 Jan, 2023, 11.55 PM IST
Certificates are passe: Companies are designing rewards to be relevant and comprehensiveTop execs at Titan, Tech Mahindra, RPG Group, AB InBev, Accentiv, upGrad, Being Human Clothing, Runaya Group (sister company of Vedanta) an...
16 Jan, 2023, 05.48 PM IST
Focus on manufacturing for high growth, job creation: D SubbaraoFor the next 10 years, focus on low skilled manufacturers but at the same time focus on improving the skill endowments so that we can move ...
30 Mar, 2021, 11.13 AM IST
Ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship to introduce skill vouchersThe Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is of the view that enough consolidation and upgradation has happened in the ...
19 Dec, 2019, 01.58 PM IST
Nasscom, MeitY in talks to open up FutureSkills doorsNasscom to fund part of the skilling service platform it plans to open up to general use.
11 Mar, 2019, 08.16 AM IST
Government plans skill vouchers to make youth more skilfulThe vouchers can be used to pay for skill training at any of the approved skill providers, a senior govt official told.
04 Mar, 2019, 06.12 AM IST
Government redesigning loan scheme for skills developmentReplying to a separate query, her said the government has moved the training and apprentice divisions of the labour ministry to the Skill D...
06 May, 2015, 05.05 PM IST
Budget 2015: National Skills Mission to consolidate initiatives of different ministriesJaitley added the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushal Yojana was launched to enhance the employability of Rural Youth which is the key to u...
28 Feb, 2015, 04.33 PM IST
Budget 2015: Two new schemes for youth to assist in educationUnder Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gramin Kaushal Yojana, Rs 1,500 cr has been set apart for disbursement directly into qualified student’s bank acc...
28 Feb, 2015, 02.40 PM IST
Budget 2015: Skill development needs more funds, says NSDC CEO Dilip ChenoyThe budget should make an allocation of Rs 1,000 crore towards outcome-based skill development initiatives, Dilip Chenoy tells TimesJobs.
28 Feb, 2015, 09.34 AM IST
- Plan panel mulls financial sops for poor students
The Planning Commission is working on a proposal to provide financial incentive to students of below poverty line (BPL) families.
17 Sep, 2007, 03.00 PM IST