Skill India Mission

Skill India is an initiative launched by the government in 2015 to train over 40 crore Indians in different industry-related jobs.
The vision is to create an empowered workforce by 2022 with the help of various schemes and training courses.
Part of the Skill India Mission is to cater to skill development in India through a result-oriented framework that corresponds with the needs of the industry.

The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana is deemed as Skill India’s flagship skill development scheme. Its objective is to enable youth to take up training to secure a better livelihood.
Assessment and training fees under this scheme are covered by the Government, and individuals with prior experience can get certified.

Short-term training: Under this module, training is provided to college/ school dropouts and the unemployed. People are empowered per the National Skills Qualification Framework and also in fields like soft skills, digital literacy and entrepreneurship.
Kaushal and Rozgar Mela: This module encourages active participation from the community to foster transparency and accountability.
Recognition of Prior Learning: Individuals with prior experience get certified and receive access to Bridge Courses to cater to knowledge gaps.
Special projects: Those training programmes that deviate from the standard framework find a place within this facet of the scheme.

The 7th Anniversary of the Skill India Mission was observed recently.
Over one crore youth are getting trained every year under the Skill India Mission.
Under the Pradhanmantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, more than one crore 36 lakh young persons have been trained so far.
Over 11 lakh 28 thousand candidates have been trained under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalaya Yojana and around seven lakh people got placement.

The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) launched the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) Antyodaya Diwas in 2014.
DDU-GKY is tasked with the dual objectives of adding diversity to the incomes of rural poor families and cater to the career aspirations of rural youth.
As a part of the Skill India campaign, it plays an instrumental role in supporting the social and economic programs of the government like the Make In India, Digital India, Smart Cities and Start-Up India, Stand-Up India campaigns.

Beneficiaries

DDU-GKY is uniquely focused on rural youth between the ages of 15 and 35 years from poor families.
Over 180 million or 69% of the country’s youth population between the ages of 18 and 34 years, live in its rural areas. Of these, the bottom of the pyramid youth from poor families with no or marginal employment number about 55 million.
There are several challenges preventing India’s rural poor from competing in the modern market, such as the lack of formal education and marketable skills.
DDU-GKY bridges this gap by funding training projects benchmarked to global standards, with an emphasis on placement, retention, career progression and foreign placement.

Implementation Model

DDU-GKY follows a 3-tier implementation model.
The DDU-GKY National Unit at MoRD functions as the policy-making, technical support and facilitation agency. The DDU-GKY State Missions provide implementation support; and the Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) implement the programme through skilling and placement projects.

Today Current Affairs Upsc Exam Syllabus & Previous Yearpaper.