Overview

• PM-SETU commits Rs 60,000 crore to modernise 1,000 government ITIs through a 200-hub and 800-spoke model that is government-owned but industry-managed, with co-financing from the World Bank and ADB.
• A total of 1,200 vocational skill labs were inaugurated across Navodaya Vidyalayas and Eklavya Model Residential Schools in 34 states and UTs, covering 12 high-demand sectors with training for 1,200 teachers.
• Bihar-specific measures include a Rs 1,000 monthly allowance for two years for nearly five lakh graduates annually, interest-free education loans up to Rs 4 lakh under a redesigned student credit card, the launch of Bihar Yuva Ayog, and the inauguration of Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur Skill University.
• Higher-education upgrades featured the dedication of NIT Patna’s Bihta campus for about 6,500 students with a 5G lab, an ISRO-linked space centre, and an incubation hub, plus foundation stones for PM-USHA projects in four Bihar universities worth Rs 160 crore benefiting over 27,000 students.
• Immediate actions included issuing over 4,000 Bihar government appointment letters and transferring Rs 450 crore in scholarships via DBT to 25 lakh Class 9 and 10 students, alongside the National Skill Convocation honouring 46 all-India ITI toppers.