Question: On 15th January 2021, GOI has launched the third phase of Pradhan MantriKaushalVikasYojana (PMKVY 3.0). which of the following is implementing agency of PMKVY?
a) Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE)
b) National Skill Development Corporation.
c) National Skill Development Agency
d) None of the above
Answer: b)
Context
- The government on 15 January launched the third phase of its flagship skilling scheme Pradhan MantriKaushalVikasYojana (PMKVY 3.0).
Facts
- Skill India Mission PMKVY 3.0 envisages training of eight lakh candidates over a scheme period of 2020-2021 with an outlay of 948.90 crore.
- The 729 Pradhan MantriKaushalKendras (PMKKs), empaneled non-PMKK training centres and more than 200 ITIs under Skill India will be rolling out PMKVY 3.0 training to build a robust pool of skilled professionals.
- On the basis of the learning gained from PMKVY 1.0 and PMKVY 2.0, the Ministry has improved the newer version of the scheme to match the current policy doctrine and energize the skilling ecosystem affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
About PMKVY:
- It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) implemented by National Skill Development Corporation.
- The government had launched the PMKVY scheme in 2015 and revamped it in 2016 to impart skills to one crore persons by 2020 at an allocation of Rs 12,000 crore. However, the targets were nearly achieved with just Rs 7000 crore with large scale certification under the recognition of the prior learning component of scheme.
- The objective of the scheme is to provide skills that in line with demand of modern industry setup to large number of Youth so that they can get a better opportunity of earning their livelihood.
By – Kameshwar Shukla