SKILL INDIA AND DIGITAL ECONOMY

Key highlights of the initiative: 

• Objective: This programme will equip students enrolled in ITIs across India with skills for the digital economy over the next two years.   
  
  
• Features: 
  • Nearly 15 lakh students across all the ITIs in India can access the digital learning module via the Bharat Skills portal. 
    
    
  • The programme includes tailor-made curriculum with modules for digital literacy, career readiness, employability skills and advanced technology skills via the Bharat Skills portal and in-classroom modules.  
    
    
  
  
  
• Coverage: The initial phase of the in-classroom training programme is being rolled out across 227 ITIs in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Bihar and Assam, targeting more than one lakh youth.