The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship on Thursday said it has begun skill training of 3 lakh migrant workers from the identified 116 districts across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand.
The initiative aims to empower migrant workers and rural population in the post-COVID-19 era through demand-driven skilling and orientation under centrally sponsored and centrally managed (CSCM) component of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2016-2020, the Ministry stated.
In collaboration with district magistrates, the ministry is rolling out the programme across these districts for skill training within 125 days.
The training has already started in certain parts of the identified districts and will gradually expand to other parts in the course of the month.
The National Skill Development Corporation is executing the training programme through the existing training providers and project implementing agencies operating under PMKVY 2016-20 or state schemes.
Source: The Indian Express
