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What is the News?
The Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment has launched ‘PM-DAKSH’ Portal and ‘PM-DAKSH’ Mobile App.
About PM-DAKSH Portal:
- PM-DAKSH stands for Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi Yojana.
- Nodal Ministry: It was launched by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJ&E) in 2020-21.
- Purpose: It is a National Action Plan for skilling marginalized persons covering SCs, OBCs, EBCs, DNTs, Sanitation workers including waste pickers.
- Developed by: The Portal has been developed by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, in collaboration with National e-Governance Division(NeGD).
- Features: Under this Programme, eligible target groups are being provided with skill development training programmes on
- Up-skilling/Reskilling
- Short Term Training programme
- Long Term Training Programme
- Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP).
- Implementation: The training programs are being implemented through Government Training Institutes, Sector Skill Councils constituted by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and other credible institutions.
Note:
- Under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, three Apex Corporations are functioning. They are,
- National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation,
- National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation and
- National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation.
- These Corporations are providing loans at concessional interest rates to the target groups of backward classes, scheduled castes and Safai Karamcharis for self-employment.
- Besides, they are also providing free training for skill development of the target groups.
