Basti district as a skilling hub
What happened
- Basti, with a population of 2.46 million in 14 blocks and 4 tehsils, has 4 Government ITIs, 26 Private ITIs, 2 Polytechnics, a JSS and an RSETI. [PIB]
- Under PMKVY, Basti has trained around 15000 candidates. [PIB]
Background
- These institutions offer training capacity for more than 10,000 youth annually. [PIB]
Why it matters
- District-level skilling data is useful for UPPCS Mains answers on eastern UP.
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How to use this in Mains
- District-level skilling data is useful for UPPCS Mains answers on eastern UP.
Quotable data pointBasti, with a population of 2.46 million in 14 blocks and 4 tehsils, has 4 Government ITIs, 26 Private ITIs, 2 Polytechnics, a JSS and an RSETI [PIB].
PIB: Building a Skilled and Self-Reliant Basti
Exam angle
UPPCS
GS-VI: skilling.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
Practice · UPPCS
Basti district has how many Government ITIs, per MSDE?
Answer (b) & explanation
Source: as cited in this article.
Official source: PIB: Building a Skilled and Self-Reliant Basti
facts from cited sources only; numbers machine-checked against source text; faculty review pending