development programmes for women +one-stop convergence support system +NEW DELHI: Hours after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, while presenting Budget 2017 , described "energising youth through education, skills and jobs" as one of the government's focus areas, Anita Borg Institute (ABI) India has welcomed the move and hopes for aggressive skill"If the Government has to fulfill its promise of creating 100 million jobs by 2022, it will have to aggressively push for empowerment of women at all levels," Geetha Kannan , managing director, ABI India, said.She also said that the three main agendas of the budget - Transform, Energise, Clean India (TECIndia) which the finance minister mentioned, will happen only when women form an integral part of all economic activity, beginning with education, skill development and job creation.While presenting Budget 2017, the finance minister said the government will providefor skill employment for women in rural areas and offer training in sectors such as masonry for as many as five lakh youth by 2022.Launched in 2015 to maximise the potential of youth, Skill India Mission will see 100 India International centres coming up across the country, the finance minister said in Parliament on Wednesday. "Pradhan Mantri Kaushal skill centres have already been set up in over 60 districts, these will now be extended to 600 more districts. These skill centres will impart foreign language classes to help youth seeking opportunities outside the country, Jaitley said.

Source: Times of India February 01, 2017 12:51 UTC