STRIVE = Skill Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement
Scheme:
- STRIVE scheme will incentivize ITIs to improve overall performance including apprenticeship by involving SMEs (Small Scale Enterprises), business association and industry clusters.
- STRIVE is Rs 2200 crore central sector scheme with half funding will be World Bank loan assistance.
- It will develop robust mechanism for delivering quality skill development training by strengthening institutions- National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), State Skill Development Missions (SSDMs), Sector Skill Councils, ITIs and National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) etc.
- It will support universalization of National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) including National Quality Assurance Framework (NQAF) across skill development schemes.
- It will provide required push to National Skill Development Mission 2015 and its various sub missions.
- It is also aligned to flagship Government programs such as Make in India and Swachhta Abhiyan.