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Samarth Scheme: 1,500 artisans benefitted by training
According to the Textiles Ministry, that more than 1,500 artisans have been benefitted by training in 63 Samarth Training Centres. Highlights Textile Ministry has adopted about 65 clusters for overall development of artisans in a timely manner. Ministry achieve this by ensuring self-sustainment of artisans across these clusters. Upskilling of the handicraft artisans are being ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Samarth Scheme • Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector • Textile industry in India • Textile Ministry • Textile Sector • UPSC
SAMARTH scheme implemented by NIT Kurukshetra
On May 14, 2020, NIT implemented the SAMARTH scheme. It was developed by the Department of Higher Education operating under Ministry of Human Resources and Development developed SAMARTH, an e-governance platform. The platform was developed under National Mission of Education in Information and Communication Technology Scheme. It is called the NMEICT Scheme in short. About ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Digital Education • E-governance • local produce • Ministry of HRD • NIT • Samarth Scheme
SAMARTH Scheme: 16 states ink MoU with Textiles Ministry
16 states out of 18 selected states have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Union Ministry of Textiles for skilling about 4 lakh workers as part of Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SAMARTH). 16 states that have signed MoUs include Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Madhya ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Government Schemes • Ministry of Textiles • Odisha • Samarth Scheme • Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector • Skilling • Textile Sector
Samarth: Flipkart’s initiative to bring Indigenous Artisans on platform
Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart launched Samarth, an initiative to bring Indian artisans, weavers, and makers of handicrafts to its platform. It was launched by Anurag Thakur, Minister of State, Finance and Corporate Affairs, along with Kalyan Krishnamurthy, CEO, Flipkart Group. Walmart-owned Flipkart has partnered with 5 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to help artisans use online marketplace ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: E-commerce • Flipkart • Samarth Scheme • Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India • TRIFED
Explained: Samarth Scheme
Recently, a meeting of stakeholders on Samarth Scheme (Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector) under Skill India Mission was held in New Delhi to familiarize the stakeholders about scheme and its guidelines. The meeting was chaired by Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Zubin Irani. It was attended by the senior officials of Textiles Ministry, ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018
Topics: Government Schemes • National • Samarth Scheme • Skill India Mission • Smriti Irani r • Textiles Sector