With reference to the Skill India Campaign, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct? 1. Prime Minister had launched the Skill India Campaign in July 2015. 2. The main objective of this Campaign was to train India's Youths in information technology. Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

With reference to the Skill India Campaign, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct? 1. Prime Minister had launched the Skill India Campaign in July 2015. 2. The main objective of this Campaign was to train India's Youths in information technology. Select the correct answer from the codes given below. Correct Answer 1 only

The correct answer is 1 only.

Key Points

  • Skill India Campaign is a government scheme that started in 2015. It is an umbrella scheme that has many skilling schemes and programs under it.
  • Objectives of Skill India:
    • The main objective of the Skill India Mission is to give market-relevant skills training to more than 40 crore young people in the country by the year 2022.
    • The mission aims to create opportunities and space for the development of talents in Indian youth.
    • It intends to develop those sectors which have been put under skill development for the last many years, and also to recognize new sectors for skill development.
    • The focus is on improving the employability of the youth so that they get employment and also improves entrepreneurship among them.
    • The mission gives training, guidance, and support for all conventional types of employment like weavers, cobblers, carpenters, welders, masons, blacksmiths, nurses, etc.

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