India, Feb. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing the Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi Yojana (PM-DAKSH) as a Central Sector Scheme to provide skill development training to Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes, Economically Weaker Sections, De-notified Tribes and Safai Karamcharis, including waste pickers, with a focus on employability, entrepreneurship and sustainable livelihoods.

Under the PM-DAKSH Scheme, skill development trainings are conducted in National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) compliant courses, based on proposals submitted by empanelled training institutes. The selection of training programmes takes into account market dem...