News : PM VIKAS has allocated targets to train about 1.51 lakh beneficiaries through Project Implementing Agencies across States and UTs.
Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS)
- It is a Central Sector Scheme which is being implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
- It focusing on socio-economic empowerment of six notified minority communities through the following:
- Skilling and Training (Non-traditional and traditional)
- Women Leadership and Entrepreneurship
- Education (through National Institute of Open Schooling)
- Infrastructure Development (through Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram)
- minority groups—Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, and Zoroastrians (Parsis)
| Do you know? Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jain and Zoroastrians (Parsis) have been notified as minority communities under Section 2 (c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 |
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- The implementing agencies must ensure candidate placement in accordance with the scheme guidelines, as stipulated in the MoUs signed with the Ministry.
- For non-traditional (modern) skilling, Project Implementing Agencies are required to place at least 75% of trained beneficiaries in employment (wage, self-employment, or apprenticeship), with a minimum of 50% placed in the organized sector as defined under NSQF/Common Cost Norms.
Source :PIB
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