<span style="color: #222222;">Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry under its SANKALP programme has brought an initiative to fund a stipend for one thousand apprentices across Central Ministries for one year. The initiative has been developed so that the youth of the country benefit by learning hands-on skills by way of domain-specific apprenticeship opportunities. After one year of engagement, the Ministries are expected to continue these positions utilizing their own funds.  National Skill Development Corporation has been entrusted with the overall responsibility of coordination for the project.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports government has laid great emphasis on apprenticeship promotion and seeks to mainstream apprenticeship across Central, State, and Private organizations.  </span><br />