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The Chhattisgarh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, approved the Chief Minister's Startup and NIPUN Mission on 9 September 2026 with an outlay of ₹500 crore for five years.
The mission will set up Entrepreneurship Development Centres in all 33 districts, 100 Emerging Technology Labs and five industry centres of excellence.
A 'NIPUN Job Engine' will match industry demand to youth training and formal employment.
The Cabinet also cleared the Chhattisgarh Export Promotion Policy 2026-30 and free allotment of 10 acres at Tendua village, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, for a ₹200 crore National Skill Training Institute.
The maximum age limit for certain state government employees and Home Guards applying to other state services or higher posts was raised from 38 to 45 years.
Equip youth with technology-based, industry-relevant skills and link them to employment, entrepreneurship and startups
Key: ₹500 crore over five years; EDCs in all 33 districts, 100 Emerging Technology Labs, five industry centres of excellence and the NIPUN Job Engine
Develop the state as a significant export hub
Key: Export ecosystem and logistics infrastructure, better market access for exporters, and promotion of value-added agricultural and industrial products
Apex organisation for vocational training and instructor training in India; will receive the 10-acre Tendua site for a National Skill Training Institute
Union ministry under which the DGT functions and which runs the National Skill Training Institutes and the ITI ecosystem
General Awareness > State schemes and current affairs
GS Paper 2 > Government policies and interventions - skill development and employment
'Recognition of Prior Learning Scheme' is sometimes mentioned in the news with reference to
Answer: Certifying the skills acquired by construction workers through traditional channels.
With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the following statements: 1. It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. 2. It, among other things, will also impart training in soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy. 3. It aims to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce of the country to the National Skill Qualification Framework. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 2 and 3 only
The "Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana" (PMKVY) is the flagship scheme of which Ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Chief Minister's Startup and NIPUN Mission, a ₹500 crore five-year skilling, startup and employment mission.
A central vocational institution under the Directorate General of Training used for instructor and skill training.
Training facility for AI, IoT, big data and blockchain, 100 of which are planned in Chhattisgarh.