SKILLING INDIA RIGHT TO MAKE IT FUTURE READY: ECONOMIC SURVEY 2025-2026

• Economic Survey 2025-26, tabled by Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman on 29 Jan 2026, devotes a chapter to "Skilling India Right" — framing skills policy at the intersection of education, labour markets and industry to harness the demographic dividend.
• Flagship interventions: 1,000 Government ITIs upgrade scheme, PM-NAPS apprenticeship expansion, and 31 future-skills courses in AI, IoT, Renewable Energy and 3D Printing.
• High-yield zone for UPSC Prelims (schemes/numbers) and GS-II/III Mains (HRD, employment, demographic dividend).