Third phase of PMKYY introduced: Mahendra Nath Pandey

NEW DELHI: The Government of India launched the third phase of Pradhan MantriKaushalVikasYojana(PMKVY 3.0) on Friday, January 15, to train eight lakh youths across India with an outlay of Rs 948.90 crore, the Parliament was informed on Monday, February 8.

As on Friday, January 29, 35,644 candidates have been enrolled across the country, Mahendra Nath Pandey, Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India, said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. Pandey said that based on the learning from the implementation of PMKVY 1.0 (2015-16) and 2.0 (2016-20), the orientation of the scheme has been changed from supply driven to demand driven under PMKVY 3.0.

He further said that the government has introduced the third phase of PMKVY 3.0 on Friday, January 15, to coach eight lakh youths across the country, including the north eastern region, with an outlay of Rs948.90 crore.