India, March 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
PM-DAKSH Scheme a Central Sector Scheme, was started in 2020-21 to provide skill development training to Scheduled Castes (SCs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Economically Weaker Section (EWS), De-Notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNTs), Safai Karamcharis, including Waste Pickers through the empanelled training institutes. Till 2022-23, the percentage of trained individuals who have secured employment or started their own enterprises post-training is 56.40%.
The three Corporations of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment are the implementing agencies under the Scheme, which are responsible for addressing grievances or issues reported by the ...