Saturday, February 28, 2015

#HighlightBudget2015 #SkillIndia


Skill India



  • An IIT to be set up in Karnataka and Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad to be upgraded in to a full-fledged IIT.
  • New All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) to be set up in J&K, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and Assam. Another AIIMS like institutions to be set up in Bihar.
  • A post graduate institute of Horticulture Research & Education is to be set up in Amritsar.
  • 3 new National Institute of Pharmaceuticals Education and Research in Maharashtra, Rajasthan & Chattisgarh and one institute of Science and Education Research is to be set up in Nagaland & Orissa each.
  • An autonomous Bank Board Bureau to be set up to improve the governance of public sector bank.
  • The National Optical Fibre Network Programme (NOFNP) to be further speeded up by allowing willing states to execute on reimbursement of cost basis.