PM-DAKSH Skilling Scheme (now in PMKVY)
PM-DAKSH, short for Pradhan Mantri Dakshata Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi, was a skilling scheme of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment that trained youth from De-notified Tribes, Scheduled Castes, backward classes, the economically weaker sections and safai karamcharis through three national finance corporations from 2020-21. A factual report of 22 October 2026 put its 2020-21 to 2023-24 output at 1,87,305 trained and 96,162 placed, and confirmed it has been subsumed under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) since 2024-25.
- PM-DAKSH
- Pradhan Mantri Dakshata Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi
- PMKVY
- NSFDC
- NBCFDC
- NSKFDC
- skill training
- DoSJE
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