Question

    Regarding the Jan Shikshan Sansthan Scheme (JSS) consider the following statements:

    1)    The nodal ministry for JSS is the Ministry of Education.

    2)    The main objective of JSS is to provide vocational skills.

    3)    It provides vocational skills to non-literate, neo-literate, as well as school dropouts by identifying skills as per their needs.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    A 1 and 2 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 and 3 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 1 and 3 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 1, 2 and 3 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The scheme was transferred from the Ministry of Education to the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship in 2018. Hence, statement 1 is not correct. The objective of JSS is to provide vocational skills to non-literate, neo-literate, as well as school dropouts by identifying skills as per their needs and to provide vocational skills to literate persons who have missed opportunities for education and need skill development to improve their livelihood. Hence, statements 2 and 3 are correct.

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