Mangaldoi in North East to get the maiden Government Skill University

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Mangaldoi in North East  India to get the maiden Government Skill University

Why in the news?

• Mangaldoi, Assam, is set to house the Northeast's maiden Government Skill University, according to Minister of State for Textiles, Pabitra Margherita. 

Important points:

• Hon’ble Minister of State for Textiles was addressing the press conference in New Delhi and underlined that the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of Skill Development as one of the top priorities of government, which eventually will take India in the path of development and emphasized the Government of India’s vision to achieve a ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047, and outlined the steps being taken to achieve a $30 trillion economy.
• Textile Ministry encourages skilling through Samarth Yojana, providing high end looms and giving yearns at subsidized rate. 
• Related to Skill development, HMoST emphasized that the Textiles Ministry is working very hard to implement Samarth Yojana and 3.48 lakh beneficiaries have been trained, out of which 79% has been provided placement and a total 3.6 lakh women beneficiaries have been trained. 
• In Samarth Program, Textile Ministry also working for Dakshta Aur Kushalta Vikas, and 88% are women beneficiaries, including 26%, ie, 90,320 persons are from Scheduled Caste, 12%, i.e. 42,857 persons from ST community. 
•  For this Textiles ministry has already approved 6.27 crore rupees for 12 Startup projects. HMoST emphasized the importance of 5 ‘F’s- “Farmer – Fiber – Factor – Fashion – Foreign”.
• India has got the 3rd largest Startup ecosystem in the world. In 2016 there were 13 Startup unicorns and now we have 118 unicorns worth $ 354 billion, 
• Shri Pabitra Margherita also stated that the textiles industry is the second largest employer after agriculture, employing approximately 4.5 crore people and the Ministry of Textiles has set a target of achieving 10 crores by 2030. 
• Shri Margherita briefed the media that under PM Vishwakarma Scheme, comprehensive support is being provided to artisans and craftspeople across 18 different trades. 
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