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The Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) scheme operates under the aegis of the:
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Answer: Option C — Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
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The Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) scheme is run by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India.
About the Jan Shikshan Sansthan scheme:
- It provides vocational skills training to non-literates, neo-literates (people who have recently learned to read and write) and school dropouts, mainly in the age group of 15 to 45 years.
- It gives priority to women, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, minorities and other disadvantaged groups in rural and urban low-income areas.
- It is implemented through non-governmental organisations (NGOs), which run the JSS centres in many districts.
- It teaches skills such as tailoring, beauty culture, food processing, handicrafts, computer basics, electrical repairs and other trades that help people earn a livelihood or become self-employed.
History of the scheme:
- It began in 1967 as the "Shramik Vidyapeeth" (polyvalent adult education centre), the first of which was set up at Worli in Mumbai, for workers in urban areas.
- It was renamed "Jan Shikshan Sansthan" in 2000 and extended to rural areas.
- It was under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (now the Ministry of Education) until July 2018, when it was transferred to the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
About the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship:
- It was created in November 2014.
- It coordinates all skill development efforts in India.
Its major schemes and bodies:
- Skill India Mission: launched on 15 July 2015 (World Youth Skills Day).
- Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY): launched in 2015; short-term skill training.
- National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC): set up in 2008 as a public-private partnership.
- National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET): regulator, set up in 2018.
- Directorate General of Training (DGT): runs Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).
- National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS).
- "PM Vishwakarma" scheme (2023): for traditional artisans (with the Ministry of MSME).
- World Youth Skills Day is observed on 15 July.
Why not the other options?
- ✗The Ministry of Education ran the JSS until 2018.
- ✗The Ministry of Rural Development runs DDU-GKY (rural youth skilling).
- ✗The Ministry of Labour and Employment deals with labour laws and employment.
Quick tip
Remember: Jan Shikshan Sansthan = Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (transferred in 2018; began 1967 as Shramik Vidyapeeth, Worli; skills for non-literates and dropouts aged 15-45); Skill India = 15 July 2015; PMKVY = 2015.
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