CCEA extends Special Industry Initiative for J&K- Udaan Scheme

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) extended  time period “Special Industry Initiative for J&K” (Sll J&K)- Udaan Scheme till  December, 2018 without any modification and cost escalation.
Proposal in this regard was forwarded by Ministry of Home Affairs. Initially the time period of UDAAN Scheme was upto 2016-17.

UDAAN Scheme

Udaan is national integration scheme with goal to mainstream J&K youth with rest of country. It not only provides skill enhancement and job opportunity but also connects bright youths from J&K with vibrant corporate sector of country.
Udaan Scheme provides exposure to youth of J&K to best of corporate India and corporate India to rich talent pool available in State. So far, 109 leading corporate entities have partnered with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under scheme with commitment to train youth from State covering Banking, Financial Services, IT, ITES, Organized Retail, Infrastructure, Hospitality etc.

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017