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NATION | Kaushal Bharat Yojana

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas
Yojana-PMKVY 4.0

PMKVY 4.0 provides skill development
training as per the National Skills Qualification
Framework through short-term training, including
special projects and re-skilling and upskilling by
recognizing prior learning to beneficiaries in the
age group of 15-59 years. Significant changes
have been made to make skill development These initiatives will
training industry-oriented, more accessible by
aligning it with national priorities, including the strengthen skill development
integration of on-the-job training within short- 1 Agreement with 10 countries: The Government

term skill programmes. This ensures that trainees of India has signed migration and mobility agreements
get real-world and industry experience. Over with Britain, France, Germany, Israel, Taiwan, Austria,
400 new courses have been launched on AI, 5G Mauritius, Australia, Portugal, and Finland. These
technology, cyber security, green hydrogen, and agreements have been made with the aim of linking skills
drone technology to keep pace with the emerging with demand in these countries.
demands of the industry and new-age technology.
2 30 Skill India International Centers: The Central

Government has announced to set up 30 Skill India
International Centers to meet the demand for skilled
India’s growing
credibility in the World workers abroad. Centres have been started in Varanasi and
Skills Competition Bhubaneswar. 10 centres are to be set up in the first phase.

Year Skill Rank 3 Skill India Digital Hub: Plays a vital role in

The World Economic 2013 22 33 preparing the Indian workforce for Industry 4.0 by
Forum report states 2019 43 13 offering futuristic courses on multiple aspects, including
100 2022 50 11 Big Data, Machine Learning, and Analytics, delivered by
its digital learning partners.
crore people will join 4 Industry 4.0 Courses: Python with Advanced AI,

the global workforce Artificial Intelligence Foundation, Generative AI, Build
in the next 25 years, Classical Machine Learning Models with Supervised
of which every third- Learning, Data Analytics Essentials, Analytics Data in
fourth person will be Relational Data Warehouse, Cyber Security Essentials,
an Indian. The coming
years will ensure that Introduction to Data Science, Kisan Drone Operator,
India plays a major role EV Service Technician, Bio-waste Management, other
in the global economy certification courses are being offered on this platform.
and contributes 5 5 National Centres of Excellence: 5 National

significantly to the Centres of Excellence have been announced in the
dollar economy. Budget 2025-26 to equip youth with the skills.

Launched in 2015, PMKVY has become the 2025. The emphasis in this scheme is on inclu-
backbone of short-term skill training in India. siveness, so that the participation of women
Through this, more than 1.63 crore youth have and marginalized communities can be ensured.
been equipped with practical skills through cer- Over time, training related to future domains
tified training in areas such as manufacturing, such as Artificial Intelligence and Mechatronics
healthcare, IT, and construction till April 18, has also been added to this program. n

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