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'''Skill India''' is an initiative of [[Government of India]]. It was launched by [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] on 16 July 2015 with an aim to train over 40 crore people in India in different skills by 2022.<ref>{{citation|title=Government to train 40 crore people under Skill India initiative|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-07-15/news/64449992_1_skill-india-prime-minister-narendra-modi-skill-training|date=15 July 2015}}</ref> The initiatives include National Skill Development Mission, National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) scheme and the Skill Loan scheme.<ref>{{citation|url=http://ndtv.com/india-news/pm-modi-launches-skill-india-initiative-that-aims-to-train-40-crore-people-781897|title=PM Modi Launches Skill India Initiative That Aims to Train 40 Crore People|date=15 July 2015}}</ref> |
'''Skill India''' is an initiative of [[Government of India]]. It was launched by [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] on 16 July 2015 with an aim to train over 40 crore people in India in different skills by 2022.<ref>{{citation|title=Government to train 40 crore people under Skill India initiative|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-07-15/news/64449992_1_skill-india-prime-minister-narendra-modi-skill-training|date=15 July 2015}}</ref> The initiatives include National Skill Development Mission, National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) scheme and the Skill Loan scheme.<ref>{{citation|url=http://ndtv.com/india-news/pm-modi-launches-skill-india-initiative-that-aims-to-train-40-crore-people-781897|title=PM Modi Launches Skill India Initiative That Aims to Train 40 Crore People|date=15 July 2015}}</ref> |
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==UK partnership== |
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Under the new UK-India Skills pledge, 11 UK companies have committed to support skills development in India. The UK government and UK businesses will establish new "Centres of Excellence" in key sectors, starting with a centre for Automotive and Advanced Engineering in Pune. |
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Virtual partnerships will be initiated at the school level to enable young people of either country to experience the school system of the other country and develop an understanding of the culture, traditions and social and family systems. |
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UK will be the partner country for the 2016 Technology Summit in Delhi. Committed to promote further joint research partnerships, the two Prime Ministers noted with satisfaction, the planned academic exchange which would enable access for Indian scientists to the Neutron Facility at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxford University. |
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A Newton-Bhabha fund will be established for joint research, capacity building and translation. The joint investment in UK-India research has grown from less than 1 million pounds in 2008 to over 200 million pounds in 2015. New investments include multi-million-pound UK-India virtual centres in Clean Energy, Water Security and Agricultural Nitrogen. |
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New joint research and innovation programmes on Childhood and Maternal Health and Nutrition, Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Urbanization and Heritage, Sustainable Water Resources for Food, Energy and Ecosystem Services, Atmospheric Pollution and Human Health in an Indian Megacity, Aquaculture, and the joint UK-India observational campaign on the South Asian Monsoon. |
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Innovate UK announced that the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Global Innovation and Technology Alliance (GITA) will open a third round of collaborative industrial R&D, making up to 3.5 million pounds available to support novel commercial solutions in the areas of clean-tech energy, affordable healthcare and ICT related to clean-tech energy and healthcare. |
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Joint India-UK collaboration in crop sciences will be established which will bring together the best UK universities, Cambridge University, National Institute of Agricultural Botany, John Innes Centre, Rothamsted Research and University of East Anglia to work through Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Government of UK and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India to address fundamental plant science underpinning yield enhancement, disease and drought resistance and translation of research into sustainable agriculture. A joint Indo-UK Plant Science Centre in India will also be established. |
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UK plans to send 100 academics to India over the next two academic years as part of the Global Initiative for Academics Network (GIAN); and the ambition for 25,000 UK students to come to India through the Generation UK-India programme by 2020, including 1000 UK interns with Tata Consultancy Services in India by 2020. The 3rd phase of the UK India Education and Research Initiative. |
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A commitment to achieving mutual recognition of UK and Indian qualifications was made. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 00:39, 19 November 2015
| Skill India | |
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| Country | India |
| Prime Minister(s) | Narendra Modi |
| Ministry | MoHRD |
| Key people | Smriti Irani |
| Launched | 16 July 2015 |
| Website | skillindia |
Skill India is an initiative of Government of India. It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 16 July 2015 with an aim to train over 40 crore people in India in different skills by 2022.[1] The initiatives include National Skill Development Mission, National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) scheme and the Skill Loan scheme.[2]
UK partnership
Under the new UK-India Skills pledge, 11 UK companies have committed to support skills development in India. The UK government and UK businesses will establish new "Centres of Excellence" in key sectors, starting with a centre for Automotive and Advanced Engineering in Pune.
Virtual partnerships will be initiated at the school level to enable young people of either country to experience the school system of the other country and develop an understanding of the culture, traditions and social and family systems.
UK will be the partner country for the 2016 Technology Summit in Delhi. Committed to promote further joint research partnerships, the two Prime Ministers noted with satisfaction, the planned academic exchange which would enable access for Indian scientists to the Neutron Facility at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxford University.
A Newton-Bhabha fund will be established for joint research, capacity building and translation. The joint investment in UK-India research has grown from less than 1 million pounds in 2008 to over 200 million pounds in 2015. New investments include multi-million-pound UK-India virtual centres in Clean Energy, Water Security and Agricultural Nitrogen.
New joint research and innovation programmes on Childhood and Maternal Health and Nutrition, Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Urbanization and Heritage, Sustainable Water Resources for Food, Energy and Ecosystem Services, Atmospheric Pollution and Human Health in an Indian Megacity, Aquaculture, and the joint UK-India observational campaign on the South Asian Monsoon.
Innovate UK announced that the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Global Innovation and Technology Alliance (GITA) will open a third round of collaborative industrial R&D, making up to 3.5 million pounds available to support novel commercial solutions in the areas of clean-tech energy, affordable healthcare and ICT related to clean-tech energy and healthcare.
Joint India-UK collaboration in crop sciences will be established which will bring together the best UK universities, Cambridge University, National Institute of Agricultural Botany, John Innes Centre, Rothamsted Research and University of East Anglia to work through Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Government of UK and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India to address fundamental plant science underpinning yield enhancement, disease and drought resistance and translation of research into sustainable agriculture. A joint Indo-UK Plant Science Centre in India will also be established.
UK plans to send 100 academics to India over the next two academic years as part of the Global Initiative for Academics Network (GIAN); and the ambition for 25,000 UK students to come to India through the Generation UK-India programme by 2020, including 1000 UK interns with Tata Consultancy Services in India by 2020. The 3rd phase of the UK India Education and Research Initiative.
A commitment to achieving mutual recognition of UK and Indian qualifications was made.
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