Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna
Launch Date: 15.7.2015
Objective:
To provide formal short term training to impart skills to and
recognition of skills through certification, to enhance employability of the youth.Achievements:
- 8479
training centers opened in 596 districts
- Over
11 Lakh youth enrolled.
- Training
in 375 trades.
- 19.85
Lakh youth trained and 2.49 Lakh placed as part of PMKVY (2015-2016)
- For
PMKVY (2016-2020), 16.37 Lakh targets have been allocated to training
providers under Short Term Training, Recognition of Prior Learning, and
Special Projects with 2.72 Lakh enrollments as
on date.
- Women
constitute approx. 50% of all enrolled candidates under PMKVY
- PMKVY
1 trained 40% higher number of candidates than STAR
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