NEW DELHI: The Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi Yojana (PM-DAKSH) on Saturday, August 7. The scheme aims at making skill development training programmes more readily available to the youths of sanitation workers, Scheduled Castes, and Backward Classes.
Virendra Kumar, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, launched the online portal and a mobile application. It will provide the mentioned youths with skill-development training programmes on entrepreneurial development, long-term training programmes, short-term training programmes, and upskilling or reskilling. Kumar mentioned that these training programmes are being implemented through government training institutes, and sector skill councils.
The PM-DAKSH portal will bring all the information on skill development training under one roof. People can find out training programmes taking place near them and register themselves for any skill training as well.