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Pradeep Kumar

07/08/21 10:20 AM IST

PM-DAKSH

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Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar will launch ‘PM-DAKSH’ Portal and ‘PM-DAKSH’ Mobile App.

About the Portal
  • M-DAKSH’ Portal will make all information related to skill development programmes, provided under Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) Yojana, available at one place for Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes and SafaiKaramcharis
  • The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, in collaboration with NeGD, has developed this portal and app to make the skill development schemes accessible to the target groups of Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Safai Karamcharis. By the virtue of this initiative the youth of the target groups will now be able to avail the benefits of skill development training programmes more easily.
  • The Pradhan MantriDakshtaAurKushaltaSampannHitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) Yojana is being implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment from the year 2020-21.
  • Under this Yojana, eligible target group are being provided skill development training programmes on
    • Up-skilling/Re-skilling
    • Short Term Training Programme
    • Long Term Training Programme and
    • Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP).
Source: PIB

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