Budget 2023-24 strengthens India’s training system’ basis: PM Modi
By Express News Service
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday mentioned this 12 months’s price range has strengthened the foundations of the training system by making it extra sensible and business oriented.
Lamenting the dearth of flexibility within the training system over time, he mentioned equal emphasis has been given to each training and skilling as a part of the New Education Policy.
Addressing a post-budget webinar on Harnessing Youth Power-skilling and training, he mentioned, “Futuristic steps like Virtual Labs and National Digital Library are going to change the entire space of our education, skills and knowledge-science.”
Noting the experiences throughout the Covid pandemic, the prime minister mentioned that the brand new expertise helps create new kinds of lecture rooms.
He famous that the federal government is focussing on instruments that guarantee ‘anywhere access to knowledge’ and gave the instance of SWAYAM, an e-learning platform with 3 crore members.
He additionally talked about the chance to review in native languages by way of DTH channels and mentioned that many such digital and technology-based initiatives are happening within the nation which can get extra energy from the National Digital University.
“Such futuristic steps are going to change the entire space of our education, skills and knowledge-science”, the Prime Minister mentioned, “Now the role of our teachers will not be limited only to the classroom.”
He talked about that extra number of instructing materials can be obtainable for our instructional establishments from all around the nation which can open new doorways of alternatives for the academics whereas filling the hole between village and metropolis colleges.
Throwing gentle on ‘on-the-job learning’ the prime minister famous the particular emphasis by a number of international locations and highlighted the efforts of the central authorities in offering targeted internships and apprenticeships to provide ‘outside the classroom exposure’ to its youth.
“Today there are about 75,000 employers on the National Internship Portal where requirements for 25 lakh internships have been posted so far,” he mentioned, and urged the business and academic establishments to make most use of this portal and additional develop the tradition of internship within the nation.
Modi mentioned apprenticeships will make our youth future-ready and highlighted the efforts of the federal government in selling apprenticeships in India.
Throwing gentle on this 12 months’s price range, he highlighted the supply of a stipend that has been made obtainable for about 50 lakh youth beneath the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme.
The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0 will ability, re-skill and upskill lakhs of children within the coming years, he mentioned.
Tailor-made programmes are being made in keeping with the wants of tribals, differently-abled folks and ladies by way of this scheme.
“The focus is on creating a skilled workforce for industry 4.0 sectors, such as AI (artificial intelligence), robotics, IoT and drones, thereby making it easier for international investors to scout talent, without having to spend much energy and resources on re-skilling,” he mentioned.
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday mentioned this 12 months’s price range has strengthened the foundations of the training system by making it extra sensible and business oriented.
Lamenting the dearth of flexibility within the training system over time, he mentioned equal emphasis has been given to each training and skilling as a part of the New Education Policy.
Addressing a post-budget webinar on Harnessing Youth Power-skilling and training, he mentioned, “Futuristic steps like Virtual Labs and National Digital Library are going to change the entire space of our education, skills and knowledge-science.”
Noting the experiences throughout the Covid pandemic, the prime minister mentioned that the brand new expertise helps create new kinds of lecture rooms.
He famous that the federal government is focussing on instruments that guarantee ‘anywhere access to knowledge’ and gave the instance of SWAYAM, an e-learning platform with 3 crore members.
He additionally talked about the chance to review in native languages by way of DTH channels and mentioned that many such digital and technology-based initiatives are happening within the nation which can get extra energy from the National Digital University.
“Such futuristic steps are going to change the entire space of our education, skills and knowledge-science”, the Prime Minister mentioned, “Now the role of our teachers will not be limited only to the classroom.”
He talked about that extra number of instructing materials can be obtainable for our instructional establishments from all around the nation which can open new doorways of alternatives for the academics whereas filling the hole between village and metropolis colleges.
Throwing gentle on ‘on-the-job learning’ the prime minister famous the particular emphasis by a number of international locations and highlighted the efforts of the central authorities in offering targeted internships and apprenticeships to provide ‘outside the classroom exposure’ to its youth.
“Today there are about 75,000 employers on the National Internship Portal where requirements for 25 lakh internships have been posted so far,” he mentioned, and urged the business and academic establishments to make most use of this portal and additional develop the tradition of internship within the nation.
Modi mentioned apprenticeships will make our youth future-ready and highlighted the efforts of the federal government in selling apprenticeships in India.
Throwing gentle on this 12 months’s price range, he highlighted the supply of a stipend that has been made obtainable for about 50 lakh youth beneath the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme.
The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0 will ability, re-skill and upskill lakhs of children within the coming years, he mentioned.
Tailor-made programmes are being made in keeping with the wants of tribals, differently-abled folks and ladies by way of this scheme.
“The focus is on creating a skilled workforce for industry 4.0 sectors, such as AI (artificial intelligence), robotics, IoT and drones, thereby making it easier for international investors to scout talent, without having to spend much energy and resources on re-skilling,” he mentioned.
