Entrepreneurship in school curriculum on the anvil: Official

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IANS Kolkata
Last Updated : Jun 22 2016 | 6:08 PM IST

The Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship plans to roll out a programme on entrepreneurship in school education, an official said here on Wednesday.

The curriculum would be similar to that of West Bengal's programme on entrepreneurship in vocational (class IX-XII) school education which will be launched in the next academic session, the official said.

Ranjan Chowdhury, Head of Investing and Incentivising CSR Engagement Worldskills, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), said: "The ministry plans to introduce a similar curriculum at the school level."

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First Published: Jun 22 2016 | 5:58 PM IST

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