Swachh abhiyan event

The Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) to provide skills training to youth across the country. Decision in this regard was taken in the Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. About Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) · The PMKVY Scheme will be implemented by the Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship through the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). · It will provide skills training to youth, including class 10 and 12 drop outs and aims to cover about 24 lakh people. · The target for skilling under the scheme will be associated with Union Government’s flagship programmes such as Make in India, Digital India, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and National Solar Mission. · The skill training will involve soft skills, good work ethics, personal grooming, behavioural change for cleanliness etc. · Inspection of training under PMKVY will be done by Sector Skill Councils and the repective State Governments. · The skill training will be undertaken on the basis of demand assessed on the basis of skill gap studies conducted by the NSDC for the period . · FUNDAllocation- The scheme will be implemented with an outlay of crore rupees. · Of the total crore rupees, about crore rupees will be spent on skill training of 14 lakh youth. · 150 crore rupees allocated for training of youth from the North-East region.

Abhiruchi is the Hobby Centre of School of Management Sciences Lucknow which focuses on the holistic development of the students by showcasing their latent talents in Co-Curricular Activities. There are four clubs under the aegis of Abhiruchi: Raag (Music); AKS (Photography); Chintan (literary)& Manchan (Drama). This time Abhiruchi hosted the competitions of Raag and AKS Club. There were the performances of students for solo song and solo dance under Raag Club. In the AKS club there was a display of photographs along with a narration by the students on the topics of: • Women Empowerment • Social Responsibility • Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan • Youth The highlight of the event was the presentation of play titled Musafir Kissonwala which was thematically based on the issue of gender sensitization. This presentation was the part of endeavour by Abhiruchi team at SMS Lucknow to sensitize the students towards this burning social issue. The event was graced by Mr. Sharad Singh (CEO SMS Lucknow), Dr. B. R. Singh (Director General (Technical)), Dr. Dharmendra Singh (Dean Academics), HODs and Faculty Members of SMS Lucknow. Dr. P. K. Singh (HOD (HAS)) and Dr. Lavina Singh (Assistant Professor, Management) were the judges of the event. The evening concluded with the vote of thanks from Convener Abhiruchi, Ms. Sujata Sinha.