{"id":14269,"date":"2026-02-15T13:13:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T07:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=14269"},"modified":"2026-02-17T11:53:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T06:23:34","slug":"pm-daksh-yojana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pm-daksh-yojana\/","title":{"rendered":"PM-DAKSH Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>PM-DAKSH Scheme Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recent data released in the Lok Sabha revealed that Less than half of the students trained under the PM-DAKSH scheme between 2021 and 2024 were placed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About PM-DAKSH Scheme<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Pradhan Mantri Dakshata Aur Kushalata Sampanna Hitgrahi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (PM-DAKSH) Yojana, is a <\/span><b>Central Sector Scheme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that was <\/span><b>launched during 2020-21.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Aim: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To <\/span><b>provide skills through good quality institutions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so that candidates from its target group can find employment.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are four types of skill development training programmes under this namely, <\/span><b>Up-skilling\/Re-skilling, Short Term Training Programmes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Long Term Training Programmes, and <\/span><b>Entrepreneurship Development Programme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Target Group:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><b>Scheduled Castes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Other Backward Castes, <\/span><b>Economically Weaker Sections, and the De-notified Tribes in India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (DNTs), \u2018Safai Karamcharis\u2019 or waste pickers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Eligibility<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Age:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 18-45 years<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>OBC and EWS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> candidates must have a <\/span><b>family income below Rs. 3 lakh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while there is no income limit for SC, DNT, or Safai Mitras\/Waste Pickers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been merged with the <\/span><b>Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/data\/less-than-half-of-those-trained-under-pm-daksh-scheme-for-scs-bcs-dnts-got-jobs\/article70620661.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> <strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PM-DAKSH Yojana, launched in 2020-21, is a Central Sector Scheme providing skill training to enhance employment opportunities. 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