Less than half of those trained under PM-DAKSH scheme for SCs, BCs, DNTs got jobs

Less than fractional of the students trained nether the PM-DAKSH scheme betwixt 2021 and 2024 were placed, arsenic per information released successful the Lok Sabha connected February 3. Under the Scheme, grooming institutes are required to supply employment (which includes wage and/or self-employment) to astatine slightest 70% of the trained candidates aft completion of grooming nether Short Term Training Courses. If these institutes neglect to bash so, the merchandise of 30% of the grooming outgo per campaigner is forfeited. About 1.5 lakh candidates were trained betwixt 2021 and 2024, of which 44% were provided occupation opportunities.

The Pradhan Mantri Dakshata Aur Kushalata Sampanna Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) Yojana, is simply a Central Sector Scheme that was launched during 2020-21. The programme was intended to supply skills done bully prime institutions truthful that candidates from its people radical tin find employment. The people radical includes members of Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Castes, Economically Weaker Sections, and the De-notified Tribes successful India (DNTs), including those who are ‘Safai Karamcharis’ oregon discarded pickers.

There are 3 Corporations nether this Department, the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC), National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC), and National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC). These corporations widen indebtedness facilities and assistance to the eligible younker successful mounting up their projects, training, and fiscal assistance for employability and entrepreneurship aft pursuing education.

Data amusement that each 3 corporations fell abbreviated of their required placement rate. Only 49.8% of the trained candidates were placed nether the NSFDC, meant to assistance members of the Scheduled Castes. States specified arsenic Rajasthan, Tripura, and Jharkhand saw little than 40% of the candidates placed.

Similarly, the NBCFDC for Backward classes managed to spot 48.9% of the trained candidates betwixt 2021 and 2024.

Only 23% of the candidates who trained nether the NSKFDC, meant for DNTs including Safai Karamcharis, were placed. As per the information released successful the Lok Sabha, 16 retired of 25 States trained nary candidates nether NSKFDC successful 2023-24.

From 2024–25 onwards, PM-DAKSH has been merged with the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.