Meghalaya hosts national meet for rural training centres, modernisation push

The Ministry of Rural Development held a two-day National Level Review Meeting of Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETI) Stakeholders in Shillong, Meghalaya. The meeting aimed to review the physical and financial progress of the RSETI programme and chart a strategy for the remaining two quarters. The programme has a national footprint of 647 RSETIs covering 634 districts and has trained around 64 lakh persons since its inception in January 2009.

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Prelims-testable facts

01RSETI is a flagship programme implemented through a three-way partnership between the Ministry of Rural Development, State/UT Governments, and sponsoring Banks.
02The RSETI programme has established 647 training institutes covering 634 districts since its inception in January 2009.
03Approximately 64 lakh persons have been trained under the RSETI programme.
04About 46 lakhs of women have been trained under the RSETI programme, accounting for around 72% of total trained beneficiaries.
05The ultimate objective of the RSETI programme is to achieve sustainable livelihoods through wage employment, entrepreneurship, or self-employment.
06The RSETI programme focuses on training, handholding, entrepreneurship, and access to credit to support sustainable livelihood outcomes.
07The Secretary, Rural Development, emphasized the need for a detailed analysis of the credit-linkage gap among the remaining beneficiaries.

Trap alerts

Most people think RSETI is a Central Government initiative, but actually it is implemented through a three-way partnership between the Ministry of Rural Development, State/UT Governments, and sponsoring Banks.
Most people think RSETI only provides training, but actually it aims to achieve sustainable livelihoods through wage employment, entrepreneurship, or self-employment.

Prelims Practice MCQs

Single facteasy

How many RSETIs are currently operational across the country?

A.647
B.634
C.700
D.800

The RSETI programme has a national footprint of 647 RSETIs covering 634 districts since its inception in January 2009.

Multiple statementsmedium

Consider the following statements regarding RSETI Programme: 1. The RSETI programme has a national footprint of 1000 RSETIs covering 1000 districts. 2. The RSETI programme has a national footprint of 647 RSETIs covering 634 districts since its inception in January 2009. 3. The RSETI programme has trained 1 crore persons. How many of the above statements are correct?

A.Only one
B.Only two
C.All three
D.None

The first statement is incorrect because it claims a much larger number of RSETIs and districts than the actual number. The second statement is correct because it matches the fact list. The third statement is incorrect because it claims a much larger number of trained persons than the actual number.

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