Q. Who launched an online portal ‘TAPAS’ (Training for Augmenting Productivity and Service) in August 2021?
(a) Ramchandra Prasad Singh
(b) Virendra Kumar
(c) Sarbananda Sonowal
(d) Kiren Rijiju
Answer.
(b) Virendra Kumar
Solution.
The correct answer is Virendra Kumar. Union minister Virendra Kumar launched an online portal ‘TAPAS'(Training for Augmenting Productivity and Services). It aims to provide access to lectures by subject experts and other study material in a manner that supplements the physical classroom.
The Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar launched an online portal TAPAS on 14 August 2021. It is jointly developed by the National Institute of Social Defence, and the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Ministers of State (MoS) Ramdas Athawale and Pratima Bhoumik were also present at the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar congratulated the NISD team for the initiative and said that the online medium of learning will enable the Ministry in reaching out to a larger number of people working in the area of social defence.
He urged everyone to enrol for the course for a better understanding of issues such as substance abuse prevention, elderly care, transgender welfare and beggary prevention.
