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From 2020 to 2023, the PM-DAKSH Yojana has provided training to a total of 107,156 beneficiaries.

Facts About:

The Pradhan Mantri Dakshata Aur Kushalata Sampanna Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) Yojana is a Central Sector Scheme launched in the fiscal year 2020-21.

Its primary goal is to boost the skills and competency of specific target groups, making them capable of finding employment, either through self-employment or wage-employment, to improve their socio-economic status.

This Yojana serves as a National Action Plan for training marginalized individuals, including Scheduled Castes (SCs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Economically Backward Classes (EBCs), Denotified Tribes (DNTs), sanitation workers, and waste pickers.

Target Groups:

• Artisans: Those looking to enhance their income within their current vocations.
• Women: Empowering them to engage in self-employment while managing domestic responsibilities.
• Youth: Providing them with long-term training and specialization in employable fields to improve their job prospects.

Eligibility:

• Age range: 18-45 years.
• No income limit for SCs, Safai Karamcharis (sanitation workers), and waste pickers.
• Annual family income below Rs. 3 lakh for OBCs.
• Annual family income below Rs. 1 lakh for EBCs (Economically Backward Classes).
• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJ&E).