Context:
Government introduces SHRESHTA (Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas) scheme for residential education for SC students.
- Till now in FY 2023-24 the expenditure under SHRESHTA Scheme is ₹14.94 cr.
About SHRESHTA Scheme:
- Primary objective – To expand the reach of government development initiatives and address service deficiencies in SC-dominant areas within the education sector
- Aim –
- To promote cooperation between residential high schools that provide high-quality education and grant-in-aid institutions run by non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
- To provide an environment for socioeconomic upliftment of SCs
- Ministry – Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment
- Type – Central Sector Scheme
- Benefits – High quality free residential education to poor and meritorious scheduled caste (SC) students from class 9th to class 12th.
- Eligibility –
- Applicable only for the admission in Class 9 and Class 11.
- Students from the SC community who come from a marginalized income group with an annual income of up to ₹2.5 lakh.
- Selection of students – National Entrance Test for SHRESHTA (NETS) conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA)
- Implementing agency –
- Mode 1: District Administration
- Mode 2: Voluntary organisation (VO)/ Non-Government Organisation (NGO)/ Other organisation
Source: Economic Times
Previous Year Question
With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the following statements:
1. It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
2. It, among other things will also impart training in soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy.
3. It aims to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce of the country to the National Skill Qualification Framework.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2018 Prelims]
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, and 3
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE). Hence, statement 1 is not correct.
