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■ 6,000 schools have been proposed to be set up at block level as
model schools in the 12 th Five Year Plan (2012-17).
■ Rs 3,124 crore (approx. US$ 560 million) have been provided for
the RMSA (Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan), which is an
increase of 29% over BE 2011-12.
■ In order to ensure a better flow of credit to students, a Credit
Guarantee Fund has been proposed.
Skill Development
■ National Skill Development Corporation has approved projects
that are expected to train 62 million people at the end of 10 years.
■ The National Skill Development Fund has been allocated
Rs 1,000 crore (approx. US$ 180 million) for the period 2012-13.
■ To improve the flow of institutional credit for skill development, a
separate Credit Guarantee Fund will be set up.
■ “Himayat” scheme introduced in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to
provide skill training to 100,000 youth during the next 5 years and
the entire cost will be borne by the Government of India.
Healthcare
India is one of the world’s most lucrative healthcare markets, and is
expanding rapidly, according to latest findings by a report published
in February 2012, by market research firm RNCOS. India is the
most competitive destination with advantages of lower cost and
sophisticated treatments, according to RNCOS report titled ‘Indian
Healthcare - New Avenues for Growth’.
The Indian healthcare industry estimated at US$ 40 billion in 2010 is
expected to reach US$ 280 billion by 2020.
The report further highlighted that several key trends are backing
the growth of India’s healthcare sector. Of these, medical city is
relatively a new concept that offers immense growth opportunities.
Likewise, there is a huge potential for day-care surgeries. Almost
60% of all surgeries can be done in a daycare mode with the current
infrastructure support.
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