Youth Skilling and Education Initiatives Worth ₹62,000 Cr Launched, Focus on Bihar
SDG 4: Quality Education | SDG 8: Decent Work & Economic Growth
Institutions: Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship | Ministry of Education
Prime Minister will unveil youth-focused initiatives worth ₹62,000 crore on 4 October 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, coinciding with the Kaushal Deekshant Samaroh, the National Skill Convocation. A key highlight is the launch of PM-SETU (Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs), a ₹60,000 crore centrally sponsored scheme to upgrade 1,000 Government ITIs in a hub-and-spoke model. With 200 hub ITIs linked to 800 spokes, clusters will be industry-managed, with World Bank and ADB support, offering modern trades, incubation, and placement facilities. The first phase will prioritise ITIs in Patna and Darbhanga.
The PM will also inaugurate 1,200 Vocational Skill Labs across 400 Navodaya Vidyalayas and 200 Eklavya Model Residential Schools, training students in 12 high-demand sectors, aligned with NEP 2020.
In Bihar, initiatives include:
Mukhyamantri Nishchay Svyam Sahayata Bhatta Yojana: ₹1,000 monthly allowance for two years to 5 lakh graduates annually, plus free skill training.
Revamped Bihar Student Credit Card Scheme: interest-free education loans up to ₹4 lakh, with over ₹7,880 crore already disbursed to 3.92 lakh students.
Bihar Yuva Ayog: a statutory youth commission for 18–45 year olds.
Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur Skill University: to deliver industry-oriented vocational education.
PM-USHA projects: ₹160 crore for new facilities at Patna University, BN Mandal University (Madhepura), JP University (Chapra), and Nalanda Open University, benefitting 27,000 students.
Bihta campus of NIT Patna: capacity for 6,500 students with advanced labs, a 5G use case lab, ISRO-supported Regional Academic Centre for Space, and an Innovation and Incubation Centre.
The PM will also distribute 4,000 appointment letters to recruits in Bihar and release ₹450 crore scholarships to 25 lakh Class 9–10 students under the state’s Balak/Balika Scholarship Scheme.
These initiatives integrate skilling, higher education, entrepreneurship, and state-level reforms. For Bihar, the special focus enhances its role as a hub for skilled manpower, aligning with NEP 2020 and India’s Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.
Relevant Question for Policy Stakeholders: What governance and monitoring mechanisms are needed to ensure PM-SETU clusters and Bihar’s youth schemes deliver measurable job outcomes, not just training enrolments?
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