Budget Nuts & Bolts

Small nuggets of announcements in Budget 2017 that could have big impact on various segments

Rs 2,200 crore for vocational training initiative
The next phase of Skill Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE) will be launched in 2017-18 with an allocation of Rs 2,200 crore. STRIVE will focus on improving the quality and relevance of vocational training and strengthen apprenticeship programmes.
 
Employment generation in leather sector
The government proposes to introduce a special scheme that will focus on creating employment in the leatherand footwear industries in the country. This will be on the lines of the already-launched special scheme for creating employment in the textile sector.
 
5 tourism zones, Incredible India 2.0
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