MSDE’s Strategic Initiatives in Skill Development and Entrepreneurship across India in 2023

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)

The PMKVY Scheme is designed to provide skill development training through Short-Term Training (STT) and up-skilling and re-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Targeting the youth, this initiative extends its reach to rural areas, ensuring comprehensive skill enhancement.

Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme

The main target of the JSS is to impart vocational skills to the non-literates, neo-literates and the persons having rudimentary level of education and school dropouts upto 12th standard in the age group of 15-45 years, with due age relaxation in case of “Divyangjan” and other deserving cases. Priority is given to Women, SC, ST, OBC and Marginalized groups in the rural areas and urban low-income areas.

National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS)

This Scheme is for promoting apprenticeship training and increasing the engagement of apprentices by providing financial support to industrial establishments undertaking apprenticeship programme under the Apprentices Act, 1961. Training consists of Basic Training and On-the-Job Training / Practical Training at workplace in the industry. A total of 42453 establishments engaged the apprentices across the country.

Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS

This scheme provides long-term training through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the country. The ITIs offer a range of vocational/skill training courses covering a large number of economic sectors with an objective to provide skilled workforce to the industry as well as self-employment of youth.

Below are the details of trained candidates and financial outlay under MSDE’s schemes across the country:

Below are the details of funds released under PMKVY and JSS Schemes of MSDE:

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