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Nation PM- DAKSH Scheme
INITIATIVES TAKEN UNDER THE PRADHAN MANTRI DAKSH YOJANA
The Ministry of Social Justice and PM-DAKSH PORTAL: BOTH INFORMATION
Empowerment has launched the Pradhan AND MONITORING TOGETHER
Mantri-Daksh Portal and Pradhan
Mantri-Daksh Mobile App. With all the All information related to skill development for Scheduled
information related to the scheme, Castes, Backward Classes, and Safai Karamcharis has been
interested candidates can register made available in one place through the PM-Daksh portal.
themselves on pmdaksh.dosje.gov.in In addition, any beneficiary can now get information about
or by downloading the mobile app "PM- skill development training that is happening near him/her
Daksh" from the Google Play Store. with a single click and easily register his/her name for skill
The applicant should be a permanent training. The facility to upload necessary documents related
resident of India. His age should be to personal information is available here.
between 18 and 45 years. Facilitated recording of trainees' attendance through face
and eye scanning during the training period.
The applicant should be from a Scheduled During the training program, photos and video clips are used
Tribe, Scheduled Caste, Other Backward
Class, Economically Backward Class, to facilitate monitoring.
Safai Karamchari, Nomadic, Semi- The scheme is implemented by three corporations under
Nomadic etc. the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. National
If the applicant is from another backward Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation,
National Backward Classes Finance and Development
class, then the annual income of the Corporation, and National Safai Karamcharis Finance
applicant's family should be 3 lakhs or and Development Corporation are the names of these
less. organizations.
If the applicant is from an economically
backward class, then the annual income
of the applicant's family should be Rs 1 BENEFITS OF PM DAKSH YOJNA
lakh or less.
ARTISANS: By getting training in their
Beneficiaries do not need to pay any kind business, they can be able to earn more
of fee to get the benefit of this scheme. income.
The benefit of this scheme can be availed WOMEN: Can go into self-employment.
only once. This could make her financially strong.
It also assists in providing employment YOUTH FROM TARGET GROUPS: Can
opportunities with certification to those receive long-term training and expertise in
receiving training. employable occupations that can lead to
better jobs.
to those youth of Scheduled Castes and A stipend is also given to the trainees under the
Other Backward Classes whose thinking is scheme. If the trainee's attendance is 80% during
entrepreneurial. The duration of this programme the reskilling and upskilling training program, then
will be 80 to 90 hours, or 10 to 15 days. Rs 2500 is given to the trainee in this situation.
FOURTH: Through a long-term program, training is Under the Entrepreneurship Development
provided in those areas which have good demand Program, if the trainee's attendance is at least
in the market such as: production technology, 80%, then Rs. 100 per day is given to the trainee.
plastic processing, garment technology, health The trainee of the scheduled caste receives Rs.
care sector, etc. The duration of this programme 1500 per month under the short-term and long-
will be 5 months or more or 1 year (1000 hours). term training programs.
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