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Young India

SKILL DEVELOPMENT MAKING ATMANIRBHAR CITIZENS

SKILLS MAKE LIFE EASIER, SIMPLE

Skill is the ability that allows anyone to solve current and future problems with ease.
Skills include not only bookish knowledge but also learning new skills that can be
used for employment. Many young men and women, including Sachin and Princy,
have received free training and employment opportunities because of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi's visionary thinking.

achin, who is from Patna in Bihar, got the job type of computer-related work anywhere. There are
through a job fair after completing a 90-day numerous success stories of the Pradhan Mantri
Straining programme as a sales associate at Kaushal Vikas Yojana, which has provided financial
the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana Centre. assistance not only to youth but also to their
Sachin claims that if this scheme did not exist, he families.
would not have received free training or a job. I am The Ministry of Skill Development and
now self-employed. "Previously, I had no knowledge Entrepreneurship is imparting skill training to
of computers, but through the PM Kaushal Vikas youth across the country. This is a first-of its kind
Yojana, I received training as a data entry operator initiative that has recognised the existing skilled
and a certificate," says Princy, who is from class with certification and helped in enhancing
Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh. I now have a thorough their efficiency. Students who drop out of school
understanding of computers and can perform any and college, as well as workers who are working in

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