Why In the News?

• According to information received from the media, special educational zones will be created in Uttar Pradesh on the lines of Special Economic Zones (SEZs).
• These zones will be decided on the basis of youth population, per capita income, infrastructure and literacy rate.

Key Points:

=> It is noteworthy that in the first phase, this special education zone can take shape in Noida, Lucknow.

=> Responsibility for this scheme will be given to the infrastructure partner.

=> For this, unused land of educational institutions is also being identified, which can be used for this SEZ.

=> This education cluster will work on multidimensional education, research and skill development.

=> Now a detailed action plan is being prepared for this and after that the location for the special educational zone will be finalized.

=> The Uttar Pradesh government has approved the implementation of the report given by the American consulting company Deloitte in various sectors for a one trillion dollar economy with the cooperation of the departments.

=> Under this, meetings have started with private universities, private investors and educational organizations on further planning in higher and technical education.

=> Deloitte says that by directly connecting the educational world with the industry, lakhs of graduates of the state can be provided employment.

=> For this, it is very important to do things like the special education sector, encouraging private universities to invest, and providing admission to more and more students in higher education.

=> It is known that Deloitte's report states that 10851 students have got employment in private companies.

=> This is 10 percent more than the year 2022. 365340 seats are filled in polytechnic colleges, an increase of 63 percent compared to last year.

=> Six polytechnics are running on the PPP model.

=> There are 1575 seats for the new courses started in Government Polytechnic.