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Equality is both a value and a right. Despite this, a large segment of society has been denied
the benefit of equality since independence. All of the central government's schemes, the
benefits of which should have reached this section, did not. When Prime Minister Narendra
Modi took charge of the country in 2014, following the principle of Antyodaya, the benefits of

every scheme started reaching the last person in society. The Pradhan Mantri Daksh Yojana
marked a new beginning on August 7, 2021. The goal was to empower rag pickers, backward
classes, scheduled castes, de-notified tribes, and economically backward target groups by
providing skill development training. This scheme is aimed to benefit 2.7 lakh young people
over the course of five years.

ne such subject that is in desperate need FIRST: To provide financial and digital literacy to
of attention today is skill development. rural artisans, scavengers, etc. through up-skilling
OThe Skill Development Mission and the and re-skilling. Apart from this, they are also given
new National Education Policy were launched training in pottery, weaving, carpentry, household
with the goal of promoting skill development as work etc. This training programme is 32 to 80
well as youth education. However, there was still hours.
a segment of society whose skill development SECOND: Under short-term training, training is
was not prioritised. The Pradhan Mantri Daksh given for 200 hours to 600 hours and 6 months
Yojana has been launched to fulfil the dream of in self-employment areas like tailoring, furniture
economic advancement of this section. The skill manufacturing, and food processing.
development programme for these categories THIRD: Through the Entrepreneurship
has been divided into four sections. Development Program, skill training is given

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