SETU (Self-Employment and Talent Utilisation)
Q. SETU program is related to- Published on 03 May 16a. Shipping Canal Project
b. Port Infrastructure
c. Start-ups
d. Cultural Heritage link between Subcontinent and South-Asian nations
ANSWER: Start-ups
- The Government has established a mechanism to be known as SETU (Self-Employment and Talent Utilisation) under NITI Aayog.
- SETU will be a Techno-Financial, Incubation and Facilitation Programme to support all aspects of start-up businesses, and other self-employment activities, particularly in technology-driven areas.
- Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project, proposes to link the Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar between India and Sri Lanka by creating a shipping canal. Sethu Samudram is the sea that separates India from Sri Lanka.