News: The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment provided updated information on PM-DAKSH implementation, outcomes, and its merger with PMKVY.
About Pradhan Mantri Dakshata Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi Yojana (PM-DAKSH)
- PM-DAKSH is a National Action Plan for skilling marginalized persons, including SCs, OBCs, EBCs, DNTs, and sanitation workers such as waste pickers.
- Objective: The objective of PM-DAKSH is to enhance skill levels of target groups and support them in wage or self-employment for socio-economic development.
- It follows a multi-pronged strategy to improve skills for wage and self-employment by supporting artisans, women, and youth for socio-economic development.
- Type of scheme: It is a Central Sector scheme.
- Launched by: The scheme was launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in 2020–21.
- The scheme is implemented through:
- National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) for SCs.
- National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC) for OBC, EWS and DNTs.
- National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC) for Safai Karamcharis.
- Key features of PM-DAKSH
- The scheme provides skill training to Indian citizens aged 18 to 45 years.
- There are four types of skill development training programmes under PM-DAKSH Yojanaviz –
- Up-skilling/Re-skilling
- Short Term Training Programmes
- Long Term Training Programmes
- Entrepreneurship Development Programme.
- Present status: From 2024–25 onwards, PM-DAKSH has been merged with the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
