Union Cabinet Unveils MERITE Scheme to Boost Technical Education
INDIA, AUG 8 – The Rs 4,200 crore MERITE Scheme aims to boost employability and governance in 275 technical institutions, benefiting about 7.5 lakh students, with half funding from the World Bank.
- The Union Cabinet approved the MERITE scheme on August 8, 2025, to improve technical education quality and governance across India.
- This approval follows recognition of weak research productivity and innovation linkages in engineering institutions, reported by the World Bank in 2023.
- The scheme plans to distribute Rs 4,200 crore over five years to support a total of 275 technical institutions nationwide, comprising 175 state-run engineering colleges and 100 polytechnic institutes.
- Half the funding, Rs 2,100 crore, will come as a World Bank loan, and Prime Minister Modi stated the plan will significantly boost research, innovation, and skilling.
- MERITE aims to enhance employability for 7.5 lakh students by aligning curricula with industry needs, strengthening research, and improving digitalization strategies in states and UTs.
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NewsDrumAdityanath lauds PM Modi over cabinet nod for budgets on MERITE, Ujjwala schemes
Lucknow, Aug 8 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Union Cabinet’s approval of budgetary support worth thousands of crores for MERITE scheme and Ujjwala scheme. “The approval of budgetary support for the Multidisciplinary Education and Research Improvement in Technical Education (MERITE) scheme, with an outlay […]
Cabinet approves Rs 4,200 cr budgetary support for MERITE scheme to reform technical education - The Tribune
The initiative is aligned with the National Education Policy 2020 and is being launched as a Central Sector Scheme, meaning it will be fully funded and executed by the central government through a central nodal agency.
Cabinet approves Rs 4,200-crore scheme to boost technical education - The Statesman
The Union Cabinet Friday approved the implementation of the Multidisciplinary Education and Research Improvement in Technical Education (MERITE) Scheme with an outlay of Rs 4,200 crore, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
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