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Bihar extends Kushal Yuva skilling scheme till 2031 with AI focus
The Bihar government has approved a five-year extension of the Kushal Yuva Program until 2030-31, allocating Rs 430.08 crore for the 2026-27 financial year alone. Additional Chief Secretary Md Sohail said the…
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The Bihar government has approved a five-year extension of the Kushal Yuva Program until 2030-31, allocating Rs 430.08 crore for the 2026-27 financial year alone. Additional Chief Secretary Md Sohail said the curriculum will be updated to include artificial intelligence, solar energy, drone technology, digital marketing, and other modern skills across 6,436 training centres.
The programme targets youths aged 15-28 (33 for SC/ST and PwD, 31 for OBC) who have passed at least Class 10. It expects to skill roughly 2.57 lakh people annually through a 240-hour course covering life skills, communication, and basic computer literacy. Examinations are held every month in four slots.
The Indian Opinion
The extension sounds ambitious on paper, but Bihar's past skilling schemes have often struggled with placement rates and quality of trainers. Simply adding AI and drone modules means little if centres lack equipment or instructors. Voters should watch the number of youths actually employed or self-employed after training, not just those certified. That single metric will tell if this Rs 430-crore rollout is substance or spin.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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