Q. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘National Initiative for Promotion of Upskilling of Nirman Workers’?
Answer:
Ministry or Housing and Urban Affairs
Notes: National Initiative for Promotion of Upskilling of Nirman Workers (NIPUN) is an initiative of the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM).
It aims to train over 1 lakh construction workers, through fresh skilling and upskilling programmes and provides them with work opportunities in the country and abroad. The project was launched recently in Hyderabad.