Divyangjan Kaushal Yojana

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The Union Minister of Finance announced the Divyangjan Kaushal Yojana and Divyang Sahara Yojana during the union budget 2026-2027.

About Divyangjan Kaushal Yojana

• It is launched for persons with disabilities.
• It is aimed at training them for “dignified livelihood opportunities”.
• Financial Support: It has been allocated ₹200 crore for the upcoming fiscal.
• Under this yojana “industry-relevant, customised training specific to each divyang group” will be provided for creating “dignified livelihood opportunities”
• Sectors Covered: Information Technology, Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comics (AVGC), Hospitality, and Food and Beverages, which offer “task-oriented and process-driven roles”.

About Divyang Sahara Yojana

• Financial Support: ₹100 crore has been allocated.
• It supports Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) to scale up production of high-quality assistive devices, deepen research and development and integrate advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, into product design and services.
• It also strengthens PM Divyasha Kendras and supports setting up of Assistive Technology Marts as modern retail-style centres where Divyangjans and senior citizens can see, try and purchase assistive products.

What is  PM Divyasha Kendra?

• It is a unique initiative aimed at providing integrated services under one roof—including assessment, evaluation, counselling, distribution, and post-distribution care—for eligible Divyangjan (persons with disabilities) and elderly beneficiaries.
• These centres are being established through ALIMCO (Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India), 
  • ALIMCO is a Central Public Sector Undertaking under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD).

Source: PIB

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