YOUTH

• To introduce a system of measuring annual learning outcomes in our schools.

• Innovation Fund for Secondary Education proposed to encourage local innovation for ensuring universal access, gender parity and quality improvement to be introduced in 3479 educationally backward districts.

• Good quality higher education institutions to have greater administrative and academic autonomy.

• SWAYAM platform, leveraging IT, to be launched with at least 350 online courses. This would enable students to virtually attend courses taught by the best faculty.

• National Testing Agency to be set-up as an autonomous and self- sustained premier testing organisation to conduct all entrance examinations for higher education institutions.

• Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras to be extended to more than 600 districts across the country. 100 India International Skills Centres will be established across the country.

• Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion programme (SANKALP) to be launched at a cost of Rs. 4000 crores. SANKALP will provide market relevant training to 3.5 crore youth.

• Next phase of Skill Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE) will also be launched in 2017–18 at a cost of Rs. 2,200 crores.

• A scheme for creating employment in the leather and footwear industries along the lines in Textiles Sector to be launched.

• Incredible India 2.0 Campaign will be launched across the world to promote tourism and employment.