SETU - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   SETU program is related to

a. Shipping Canal Project
b. Port Infrastructure
c. Start-ups
d. Cultural Heritage link between Subcontinent and South-Asian nations
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Start-ups

Explanation:

  • 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.