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Government schemes of Ministry Of Skill

Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE)

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1. PMKVY (PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana)
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0 (2020-21): Dr. Mahendra Nath
Pandey, Hon’ble Union Minister, MSDE launched the third edition of PMKVY in a virtual
ceremony along with Shri RK Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State, MSDE in January 2021.

Launched in 717 districts, 28 States/eight UTs. The 729 PM Kaushal Kendras (PMKKs),
empanelled non-PMKK training centres and more than 200 industrial training institutes under
Skill India will be rolling out under it.

Under Skill India Mission, The first version of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)
scheme was launched in 2015 to encourage and promote skill development in the country by
providing free short duration skill training and incentivizing this by providing monetary rewards
to youth for skill certification.

PMKVY 2.0 is being implemented since 15th July 2016 and was scheduled to be completed by
31st March 2020. The scheme has been extended for one year for skilling of migrant workers.

PMKVY 3.0 envisages training of eight lakh candidates over a scheme period of 2020-
2021 with an outlay of Rs. 948.90 crore.

Government has achieved its skilling targets with 1.07 crore youth trained by
January 2021 under the Skill India Mission.

PMKVY 3.0: The scheme shall be implemented in two phases: 1st phase shall be implemented
on pilot basis during the year 2020-21 known as PMKVY 3.0 (2020-21). The scheme shall
initiate the creation of implementation framework for the second phase (2021-2026) of the scheme.

The scheme shall supplement the support of various schemes being run by the Central and State
Governments, including but not limited to, National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS),
MUDRA loans under Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-
National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) / Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban
Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Act
(MGNREGA) and other similar programs that have goals similar to PMKVY 3.0 for generation of
livelihood opportunities for the candidates trained under the scheme.

Training Target:

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Implementation Structure:

This scheme will have two components:

• Centrally Sponsored Centrally Managed (CSCM) known as the Central Component to be

implemented by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).

• Centrally Sponsored State Managed (CSSM) known as the State Component to be implemented
by the State Skill Development Missions (SSDMs) / respective Departments of the States / UTs.

Total target of the scheme will be divided approximately in the ratio of 75:25 between Central
and State Components respectively. However, States having performed well and willing to take
higher targets shall be allocated accordingly based on assessment of their performance.

Components of the Scheme:

 Short Term Training (STT):

o The training under the STT courses generally range between 200-600 hours (2 to 6
months).

o The courses are National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) aligned and
imparted at accredited & affiliated Training Centres. School / college dropouts or
unemployed youth of Indian nationality shall benefit from the scheme.

o Successfully certified candidates shall be provided placement / entrepreneurship /

apprenticeship assistance.

o This scheme is applicable to any candidate of Indian nationality who is aged between
15-45 years. Possesses an Aadhaar card and an Aadhaar linked bank account.

 Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):

o RPL enables Indian youth to obtain industry-relevant skill certification. Individuals
with prior learning experience or skills can register themselves and get assessed and
certified under the RPL component of the scheme.

o RPL mainly focuses on the individuals engaged in unregulated sectors.

o The duration of the training / orientation under RPL ranges between 12-80 hours.
o RPL is applicable for any candidate of Indian nationality who: − Is of age between 18-
45 years and Has prior experience in the job role for which they want RPL certification
and as specified by the SSCs for those job roles.

o Five types of RPL projects will be available in PMKVY 3.0

 RPL Type 1(Camps)
 RPL Type 2 (Employer Premises)
 RPL Type 3 (RPL by Demand)
 RPL Type 4 (RPL with Best-in-Class Employers (BICE)-Large Corporations /
Industry and Medium Scale Enterprises)
 RPL Type 5 (Online RPL)

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 Special Projects: The objective of Special Projects of PMKVY 3.0 (2020-21) is to undertake
project-based skilling interventions, primarily to meet the skilling needs of marginalized or
vulnerable groups (to mean hereafter such as Scheduled Castes and Tribes, transgender,
persons with disabilities, women, economically backward people, any other category which
identifies as marginalized/vulnerable and is recognized by Government of India and State
governments) and those of difficult/remote geographies, hard to reach areas (such as LWE,
aspirational districts, J&K, Ladakh, North East states, Island territories) which may not
meet all the parameters as laid down in the Guidelines of Short Term Training. Financial
outlay and physical target for the Special Projects will be the part of STT component of
scheme

Administrative Structure of the Scheme: Steering Committee shall be chaired by the Secretary,
MSDE. Executive Committee shall be chaired by the Additional / Joint Secretary, MSDE.

Modes of Training: The modes of training that may be adopted under PMKVY 3.0 are:

 100% classroom-based approach: Both theory and practical shall be conducted physically
at PMKVY 3.0 affiliated Training Centres.

 Blended approach: Theory portion of course may be delivered through digital / online mode
and the practical portion to be delivered at the affiliated Training Centre, by using the
physical training infrastructure.

Other Features under PMKVY 3.0:

The scheme will be aligned with Common Cost Norms and National Skill Qualification Framework
(NSQF). The amendment in these will be effective after approval from Steering Committee
constituted under the scheme.

PMKVY 3.0 is a trainee-centric need-based and demand driven scheme. The focus of the scheme
shall be on unemployed / drop-out youth of age 15-45 years.

Payment to Training Providers will be broken into tranches namely 30% on commencement
of training batches, 40% on successful certification and 30% on placement verification
subject to revisions by Common Cost Norms committee.

A candidate may enroll not more than twice for training under PMKVY in the same sector (the
second time to be for a higher NSQF aligned job role only), or, for a fresh training of a different
course in the scheme, provided there is a six month gap between the certification date of the first
course and batch start date of the subsequent course.

The payout against such candidates (which include payouts to candidates, Project Implementing
Agencies (PIAs) and SSCs) shall only be given for enrolment, for a maximum of two job roles.

SSCs or other suitable institutions shall be encouraged to create Centres of Excellence (CoE) which
shall act as the master training and resource centre for that sector. The plan is to set up at least
one CoE for each sector.

Further, a phase-wise introduction of vocational courses in schools shall be initiated in

coordination with MoE. This component shall be implemented for classes 9 to 12, aimed to
expose students to avenues of skill development for vocational training roles.

NSDC shall provide the IT and technical support for the implementation of both Central and State
component of the scheme.

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The handholding and mentoring shall be provided by institutions such as Directorate General
of Training (DGT), National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), Sector Skill Councils (SSCs),
National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), and Indian
Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE).

National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) may also be utilized for Training of Trainers (ToT) of
Short-Term Training (STT) trainers.

A reformed assessment and certification system shall be built under the scheme which will be
done through unified regulatory framework of National Council of Vocational Education and
Training (NCVET).

A Project Management Unit (PMU) shall be set up at MSDE for supporting MSDE in the
implementation of PMKVY 3.0.

PMKVY 3.0 shall also aim for phase-wise introduction of vocational courses in school curriculum
in coordination with Ministry of Education (MoE) through technical support under the scheme.

PMKVY 3.0 will be more trainee- and learner-centric. The focus is on bridging the demand-
supply gap by promoting skill development in areas of new-age and Industry 4.0 job roles.

It is also mandatory for the students to maintain 70% attendance to be eligible to appear in the
assessments.

District Skill Committees (DSCs), under the guidance of State Skill Development Missions
(SSDM), shall play a key role in addressing the skill gap and assessing demand at the district level.

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras (PMKKs) shall act as nodal centres at districts for providing
self-employment support.

A Grievance Redressal mechanism for Applicant, Training Partners and Assessors shall be set up
with the appropriate authority at District / State / Central level for a time bound resolution of
grievances.

Through Skill India Portal, automatic on-boarding of the following entities as Training
Provider shall be initiated under PMKVY 3.0:

a) Government ITIs

b) Pvt. ITIs with grading 3.0 & above in participation with Industries

c) NSTI / NIESBUD / IIE

d) Government Institutions / Institutions Identified by the State

e) Training Providers meeting the accreditation and affiliation protocols and in receipt of Letter of
Recommendation by SSDM

One-time Placement Travel Cost to candidates - For Women, PwD, Transgender and
Deprived group (as per SECC 2011) - One-time travel cost up to a maximum of Rs. 4,500/-
per candidate

Post Placement Stipend For Women, PwD, Transgender and Deprived group (as per SECC
2011) - Rs. 1,500/- per month per candidate.

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Career progression support to be provided to training provider Rs. 5000 per candidate- for
every Candidate who gets Rs 15,000/- per month job and holds the job for 3 months
within 1 year of training

Special incentive for Foreign Placements to be provided to training provider Rs. 10000 per
candidate

Skill India Mission: Launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 15 July 2015,
SKILL INDIA MISSION aims to train over 40 crore people in India in different skills by 2022.

It includes various initiatives of the government like

 National Skill Development Mission,
 National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015,
 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)
 Skill Loan scheme
o Other Initiatives under this scheme:
o Kaushal and Rozgar Mela: Every six months with press/media coverage; they are also
required to participate actively in National Career Service melas and on-ground activities.
o Placement:
 A TC will be eligible to receive the last tranche of the payout linked to placement, if it
fulfils following criteria:
 Should have placed >50% of the successfully certified candidates within 3 months
of completion of training, with >50% of total placed candidates in wage employment.
 Candidates should be placed in jobs that provide wages at least equal to the
minimum wages prescribed as per Minimum Wage Act.
 Should make provision for post-placement support/tracking for candidates placed.
 Sector Skill Councils (SSCs):
 Being an industry body, SSCs will have important role in placement of candidates.
 The SSCs will liaison between the TC and the employers. To ensure the placement of
candidates, SSC needs to fulfil the following responsibilities:
 To create awareness of PMKVY among the prospective employers and encourage
them to recruit candidates trained and certified under PMKVY
 To assist TCs in conducting Rozgar Melas
 To help TCs by guiding them to reach out the relevant employers
 To establish contact with District Employment Exchanges and National Career
Service and pass on the information to TCs
o Monitoring: Through the Skills Development Management System (SDMS)
 SKILL SATHI COUNSELLING SCHEME
o [Objectives]
 Create Awareness about the Skill India Mission and inform the youth of India about
vocational education and its opportunities.
 Sensitize prospective candidates about available Market Opportunities under the Skill
India Mission, including horizontal and vertical pathways.
 Facilitate Psychometric Testing and Face-To-Face Counselling Interventions to
create an individual-level impact to guide aspirants to make the right choice of training
and subsequent employment/entrepreneurship.
o To counsel 1 crore candidates pan-India from August 2018.
o [Target Beneficiaries] Students/candidates, School & College Dropouts, young adults
from the community, college students, polytechnic students, ITI students, Diploma
students, Graduates, Post-Graduates, NEET category (Not in Employment education or
Training) and the youth of India at large, preferably in the age group of 15 – 35 years.
o NSDC will be the implementing agency for this scheme.
o Counselling Implementing Organizations (CIOs)
 PMKK (Kaushal Kendras); Kendriya Vidyalayas; Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV)
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 Centres of DDU-GKY; Members of National Service Scheme (NSS), NCC
 Volunteers of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sansthan (NYKS)
o Each CIO may be incentivized with a financial reimbursement @ ₹40 per candidate.
 PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras)
o MSDE intends to develop Model Training Centres (MTCs) in every district of the country
o These training centres will be state-of-the-art Model Training Centres are called PMKKs.
o NSDC will provide a concessional secured loan funding per centre, up to 75% of the
project investment, to cover expenditure only related to:
 Training infrastructure including purchase of plant, machinery & equipment
 Training aid and other associated items
 Civil work including setting up prefabricated structures and retrofit existing structures
o The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is the implementing agency for setting
up PMKK in districts across India.

PMKK STAKEHOLDERS:
o Training Providers:
 Applicant entity should have a positive net-worth as of 31st March, 2017, subject to the
following exception:
 In the case of a SPV created for partnership with NSDC, past financials of the parent
entity may be considered. In such a case, the audited financial statements of the
parent entity shall also be submitted.
 Prior experience of training under any Central/State Government funded scheme or
CSR/Fee based training program.

o Corporate For the purpose of PMKK project, any entity with positive net worth meeting at
least any two of the conditions mentioned below shall be considered as a Corporate under
PMKK:
 Average annual turnover of over and above 200 crores for last three financial years
 Listed on BSE and/or NSE
 Rating of A- and above
 Number of direct employees greater than or equal to 1000
o Public Sector Undertakings (PSU)/State Public Sector Undertakings (SPSU) and
Industry Associations
 PSUs/SPSUs: Turnover of minimum INR 200 Cr in last Financial year for Central PSUs,
INR 50 Cr for State Government owned and operated Public Sector Undertakings (SPSU)
AND Positive Net worth in any 2 out of the last 3 Financial years

Three categories of PMKK centres are determined based on district population. Minimum
area requirements for each of the category is provided in the below table:

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NSDC shall provide a secured loan upto a maximum of INR 70 lakhs per PMKK at an applicable
rate of interest (6%, 3%, 0%) as per the category of district with a repayment period of 4 years,
including one year of moratorium period:

 PMKK Components
o Coverage – The NSDC will follow a cluster-based approach to allocate districts to establish
a PMKK. The training partners will be responsible for setting up PMKKs in every district of
a particular allotted cluster.
o Infrastructure – There are three categories of PMKK centres that are determined based on
the district population. The minimum area for category A centre is 8,000 sq. ft, category B
is 5,000 sq. ft, and category C is 3,000 sq. ft.
o Branding – All PMKKs are required to have standard design, dimensions and branding
themes. The PMKKs must adhere to the branding guidelines available on the NSDC website.
o Biometric attendance – All PMKKs will mandatorily record the attendance of all trainers
and trainees using an Aadhar enabled biometric machine. It should adhere to the scheme-
specific guidelines for recording and monitoring attendance.
o Location – The PMKK should ideally be located near a major road, close to a public
transport facility with adequate street lights and public movement. A person can find the
nearby PMKK on the NSDC website.
o Equipment – The PMKKs will utilise the latest tools and training equipment as per Sector
Skill Council (SSC) specifications. The PMKK will use training aid and equipment, such as
smart classrooms, biometric attendance, etc.
o Hostel facilities – The hostel facility for a PMKK will be determined according to the
guidelines of the PMKVY or other schemes of MSDE.
o Room for mobilisation, counselling and placement – The PMKKs will have mobilisation,
separate counselling and placement cell, counselling of aspirants and parents, placement
coordination with employers or industry, etc.
o Smart classrooms – All PMKKs must have at least one classroom equipped with audio-
visual facilities and internet connectivity to conduct virtual training, interactive sessions
and industry webinars/seminars.
o Centre inspection – Each training centre will be validated for compliance with branding
guidelines and mandatory infrastructure before it commences or becomes operational.
Where there is no adverse reporting, the centre will be recommended to the NSDC for
allocation under the PMKVY.

2. National Policy on Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015

 The National Policy on Skill Development was first formulated in 2009 and it provided the
framework for skill development activities in the country.
 [Objectives]
o Quality: Make quality vocational training aspirational for both youth and employers

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o Ensure both vertical and horizontal pathways to skilled workforce for further growth by
providing seamless integration of skill training with formal education.
o Capacity: Increase the capacity and quality of training infrastructure and trainers to
ensure equitable and easy access to every citizen.
o ICT Enablement: Establish an IT based information system for aggregating demand and
supply of skilled workforce which can help in matching & connecting supply with demand.
o Promote national standards in the skilling space through active involvement of employers
in setting occupational standards, helping develop curriculum, providing apprenticeship
opportunities, participating in assessments, and providing gainful employment to skilled
workforce with adequate compensation.
o Leverage modern technology to ensure scale, access and outreach, in addition to ease of
delivering content and monitoring results.
o Inclusivity: Ensure that the skilling needs of the socially and geographically
disadvantaged and marginalized groups
o Promotion of skilling among women: Promote increased participation of women in the
workforce through appropriate skilling and gender mainstreaming of training.
 National Skill Development Fund (NSDF) has been set up by Government of India in 2009
with the objective of encouraging skill development in the country.
o A public Trust set up by Government of India is the custodian of the Fund.
o To attract funds from industry, companies will be encouraged to spend >25% of their CSR
funds on skill development initiatives directly or through NSDF.
 A Credit Guarantee Fund for skill development and a National Credit Guarantee Trustee
Company (NCGTC) has been set up by Department of Financial Services (MoF) to support the
initiative of loans for the purpose of skilling and will be used to leverage credit financing in
the skill landscape.
o It was setup on 28 March, 2014
o Current Trust Funds under the trusteeship management of NCGTC:
 Credit Guarantee Fund for Skill Development (CGFSD)
 Guarantees for Skill Development Loans by the member banks of IBA up to ₹ 1.5
lakh extended without collateral or third-party guarantee and the fund has a
Target of 10-20 lakh loans to be guaranteed in a year.
 Credit Guarantee Fund for Education loans (CGFEL)
 Guarantees for Education Loans by the member banks of IBA up to ₹7.5 lakh
extended without collateral or third-party guarantee and the fund has a Target of
₹10 lakh loans to be guaranteed in a year.
 Credit Guarantee Fund for Factoring (CGFF)
 Guarantees for domestic factored debts of MSMEs.
 Credit Guarantee Fund for Micro Units (CGFMU)
 Guarantees for loans up to the specified limit (currently ₹10 Lakh) sanctioned by
Banks/ NBFCs/ MFIs/ other financial intermediaries engaged in providing credit
facilities to eligible micro units.
 Overdraft loan amount of ₹5,000/- sanctioned under PMJDY accounts shall also be
eligible to be covered under Credit guarantee Fund.
 Credit Guarantee Fund for Stand-Up India (CGFSI)
 Guarantees for credit facilities of over ₹ 10 Lakh & up to ₹100 Lakh sanctioned by
the eligible lending institutions, under the Stand Up India Scheme(SC/ST/Women
for setting up Greenfield enterprises).
 Credit Guarantee Fund for Entrepreneurship Development worth ₹3,000 crores per
year has been initiated under Prime Minister MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) through NCGTC.
o ECLGS (Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme)
 Corpus of the Scheme: ₹3L crores
 To Provide 100% guarantee coverage to Banks & NBFCs to enable them to extend
emergency credit facility to MSMEs in view of COVID-19 to meet additional term loan/
additional working capital requirements.
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 The amount of Emergency Credit line to be extended to Business Enterprises / MSMEs
would be up to 20% of total outstanding as on Feb 29, 2020.
 [Eligibility] Business Enterprises / MSMEs with outstanding loan of up to ₹25 crore as
on February 29, 2020 and turnover of up to ₹100 crore in FY 2019-20.
 Interest rate charged is capped at 9.25% for banks and 14% for NBFCs.
 Maximum tenure of 4 years from the date of disbursement.
 Moratorium period on Principal amount is 12 months.
 No charges/ guarantee fees to be charged by MLIs/ NCGTC.

3. NSDM (National Skill Development Mission)

 [Launch] 15 July, 2015
 Mission Directorate will be supported by three other institutions:
o National Skill Development Agency (NSDA)
 It is an autonomous body, (registered as Society under Society's Registration Act 1860)
 It was created in 2013 with the mandate to co-ordinate and harmonise the skill
development activities in the country, is part of the MSDE.
 Functions/ Activities:
 Rationalization of the Skill Development Schemes of the Government of India
 Creation of an integrated Labour Market Information System (LMIS)
 Skills Innovation Initiative → Invites innovative ideas, concepts and practices on
skill development.
 Be a nodal agency for State Skill Development Missions
 Ensure that skilling needs of the disadvantaged and the marginalized groups like
SCs, STs, OBCs, minorities, women and differently abled persons are taken care of.
o National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
 It is a not-for-profit public limited company incorporated on July 31, 2008 under
section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 (Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013)
 It was set up by Ministry of Finance
 GoI through MSDE holds 49% of the share capital of NSDC, while the private sector
has the balance 51% of the share capital.
o Directorate General of Training (DGT): The Directorate General of Training (DGT) under
the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), is the apex
organisation for development and co-ordination of the long term vocational training across
the country.
 National Skills Research Division (NSRD), under NSDA will be established to serve as the
apex body for providing technical and research support to the Mission.
 Components/ Sub-Missions:
o Institutional Training
o Infrastructure
o Convergence and co-ordination of skill development efforts across multiple stakeholders in
the skill landscape of the country
o Trainers
o Overseas Employment
o Sustainable Livelihoods
o Leveraging Public infrastructure to optimise the usage of existing public infrastructure to
scale up skill development efforts across India.

PM-YUVA (Yuva Udyamita Vikas Abhiyan)

 [Launch] 15 June, 2016 – Formerly known as Udyamita
 It is a centrally sponsored Scheme on entrepreneurship education and training
 [Period] 5 years (2016-17 to 2020-21)

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 [Objectives]
o Educate and equip potential and early stage entrepreneurs
o Connect entrepreneurs in enabling networks of peers, mentors, funds and business
services
o Support entrepreneurs through Entrepreneurship Hubs (E-Hubs)
o Catalyse a culture shift to encourage entrepreneurship
 The Scheme will be implemented through a Network of Entrepreneurship Resource and
Coordination Hubs (Network of E-Hubs).
 The Scheme will be implemented in partnership with both public and private stakeholders.
o MSDE
o National Institute for Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development (NIESBUD), Noida
o Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati
o National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
o Directorate General of Training (DGT)
o MHRD – DoHE (Dept of Higher Education) & DoSE&L (School Education & Literacy)
 Funds for the Scheme will be contributed by MSDE & Wadhwani Operating Foundation in
the ratio of 90:10

4. NAPS (National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme)

 [Launch] 1 October, 2016
 It has replaced the Apprenticeship Protsahan yojana.
 [Objective] To promote apprenticeship training and to increase the engagement of
apprentices from present 2.3 lakh to 50 lakh cumulatively by 2020.
 [Components]
o Sharing of 25% of prescribed stipend subject to a maximum of ₹1500 per month per
apprentice with the employers. The stipend support would not be given during the basic
training period for fresher apprentices.
o Sharing of basic training cost in respect of apprentices who come directly to
apprenticeship training without any formal trade training. Basic training cost will be
limited to ₹7500 for a maximum of 500 hours/3 months.
 Regional Directorates of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (RDESE)under the control of
Directorate General of Training will act as implementing agencies in their regions for Central
Public Sector Undertaking and establishments operating their business in 4 or more States.
 The Apprenticeship Program in India under the Apprenticeship Act 1961 is implemented by
the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) at the National level. The
MSDE has entrusted the Directorate General of Training [DGT] to implement the
apprenticeship training falling under” Designated Trades” and made the National Skill
Development Corporation [NSDC]

Apprenticeship Training in India is governed under the “Apprentices Act, 1961”

(amended upto 2014) and “Apprenticeship Rules, 1992” (amended upto 2019).
The Apprenticeship Program in India under the Apprenticeship Act 1961 is implemented
by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) at the National
level.
The following conditions shall apply for this scheme from Apprenticeship Act 1961:

 All establishments having workforce (regular and contract employees) of 30 or

more are mandated to undertake Apprenticeship Programs in a range from 2.5% -
15% of its workforce (including direct contractual employees) every year.
 For establishments having a workforce between 4 - 29 this is optional.

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 Establishments with a workforce of 3 or less are not permitted to engage
apprentices.
 Eligibility of Apprentice
o He/she has completed 14 years of age However, for trades related to
hazardous industries, the individual should have completed 18 years of age
o Valid Aadhaar card
o Aadhaar linked Bank account in own name
 Central Apprenticeship Council (CAC) is an apex statutory body under the Apprentices Act,
1961.The functions of the CAC include to assist and advice the Central Government for the
implementation of Apprentice Act, 1961 in the country.

Other conditions:

 Every apprentice has to register on the portal.

 An apprentice is a person who has made contract of apprenticeship with the

employer for apprenticeship training under the Act.
 Apprentices can be engaged from the following four categories:
o Trainees passed out from ITI courses
o Trainees under dual-learning mode from ITIs
o Trainees who have completed PMKVY/MES courses
o Candidates who possess minimum educational qualification required for a
trade and have not undergone any formal trade training (Fresher apprentices)

 Maximum age in respect of Fresher apprentices shall be 21 years.

 The period of apprenticeship training for optional trade shall be a minimum of six
months to a maximum of three years;”;
 Basic Training Provider (BTP) is an entity who has the facilities for imparting basic
training to apprentices.
 Fresher/ ITI Pass-outs in related trades can join apprenticeship training apply to be
engaged as trade apprentices.
 Vocational (10+2) pass outs can be engaged as Technician (Vocational) apprentices.
 Diploma holders can be engaged as Technician Apprentices.
 Graduate Engineers can be engaged as Graduate apprentices.
 In the Central Public Sector Undertakings and Union Territories, the seats reserved
for SC/ST/OBCs are 15%, 7.5% and 27% respectively.
 An establishment can engage apprentices of age eighteen and above in normal working
hours of the establishment. Apprentices under the age of eighteen shall be engaged in such
training between the hours of 8.00 am and 6.00 pm.
 Within a financial year, each establishment shall engage apprentices in a band of 2.5 per
cent. to 15 per cent. of the total strength of the establishment including contractual
staff, subject to a minimum of 5 per cent. of the total to be reserved for fresher apprentices
and skill certificate holder apprentices.
 Stipend:
o School pass-outs ( class 10th): Rs. 6000 per month
o School pass-outs ( class 12th): Rs. 7000 per month
o Technician (vocational) apprentice or Vocational Certificate holder or Sandwich
Course (Students from Diploma Institutions): 7000 per month
o Technician apprentices or diploma holder in any stream or sandwich course
(students from degree institutions) 8000 per month
o Graduate apprentices or degree apprentices or degree in any stream: 9000 per month
o In the case of Fresher apprentice, during Basic Training for a period up to three
months, the stipend amount to be paid by the establishment shall be 50 Per cent. of
the prescribed stipend.

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o During the second year of apprenticeship training, there shall be an increase of 10
per cent. in the prescribed minimum stipend amount and further 15 per cent.
increase in the prescribed minimum stipend amount during the third year of
apprenticeship training.

5. SANKALP (Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood

Promotion)
 [Launch] 19 January, 2018
 SANKALP has a six-year implementation period till March 2023.
 [AIM] To address the ongoing challenges like bringing about convergence, infusing quality in
skill development programs and making them market relevant and accessible while ensuring
private participation in the context of short-term training.
 [Funding] SANKALP is funded through three major parts:
o World Bank loan assistance of $ 500Mn (Rs. 3300 cr); in two tranche of $250Mn each;
under Program for Results (PforR) instrument which includes Program funding and
Technical Assistance (TA)
o States’ contribution $100 Million (Rs. 660 cr);
o Industry contribution of $75 Million (Rs 495 cr).
 Major Interventions:
o The outcomes in the project are measured through the Results Framework, and
Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs) agreed between MSDE and World Bank.
o "SANKALP has three key result areas namely:
(i) Institutional Strengthening at Central, State and District level;
(ii) Quality Assurance of skill development programmes; and
(iii) Inclusion of marginalized population in skill development programmes."

o Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF)
 To operationalise the mission and strengthen the skill training delivery mechanism in
the country, Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion
(SANKALP), a World Bank loan assisted program, was launched by the Ministry of Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship in January 2018.
 SANKALP engages with District Skill Committees (DSCs) to effectively reduce the
mismatch between the supply and demand of skilled manpower in the country, thereby
creating decent opportunities for the youth to work and earn.
 The MGNF program under SANKALP was designed to provide a cadre of professionals at
District level who not only know about governance and public policy in general but
vocational education too.
 MGNF is an opportunity for young women and men in the age group of 21-30 years who
already possess some level of academic or professional expertise for providing catalytic
support to the district administration to improve the skill development program delivery.
 MGNF Phase-I (Pilot): Launched with IIM Bangalore as Academic Partner and 69 are
Fellows currently deployed in 69 districts across 6 States.
 MGNF Phase-II (National Roll Out): Being inaugurated on 25th October with 641 MGNFs
who will be deployed across all districts of the country. 8 more IIMs have been on boarded
taking the total to 9 IIMs (IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM-Jammu, IIM Kozhikode,
IIM Lucknow, IIM Nagpur, IIM Ranchi, IIM-Udaipur and IIM Visakhapatnam)

6. STRIVE (Skill Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement)

 World Bank assisted-GoI project with the objective of improving the relevance and efficiency
of skills training provided through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and apprenticeships.

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 STRIVE is a five year project that extends till November, 2022.
 It shall incentivize ITIs to improve overall performance including apprenticeship by involving
SMEs, business association and industry clusters.
 [Implementation] By the MSDE through State Governments, Industrial Training Institutes
(ITIs), Centrally Funded Institutes (CFIs) and Industry Clusters (ICs) as implementing agency
o It follows the Program for Result (PforR) instrument of The World Bank
 It supports two sub-missions of the National Skill Development Mission (NSDM), namely: (i)
institutional training, and (ii) trainers.
 Results envisaged:
o Improved Performance of ITIs → A total of 500 ITIs will be covered under the project
(which include 400 government and 100 private ITIs)
o Increased State Capacities to Support ITIs and Apprenticeship Training
o Improved Teaching and Learning
o Improved and Broadened Apprenticeship Training

The institutions managed centrally under Ministry of Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship (MSDE) /DGT:
1. National Instructional Media Institute (NIMI)
o It is entrusted with development of instructional material (books, instructional media
packages, etc.) and tech enabled teaching and learning modules for training of trainees
and trainers to improving the standard of training imparted in ITIs.
2. Regional Directorates of Apprenticeship Training (RDATs)
o It is mandated to implement apprenticeship training scheme across the states mapped to
them as laid down by the Central Apprenticeship Council.
3. National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs)
o It impart training mainly under “Craft Instructor Training Scheme (CITS)” for instructors
from Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).
o It also operationalize “Advanced Vocational Training Scheme (AVTS)” under which
training is imparted to upgrade the skills of industrial staff/worker and unemployed
technical graduates
4. Central Staff Training & Research Institute (CSTARI)
o It is the central institute to assess training needs, diversify training programs, design and
develop training contents and improve the quality and standard of National Vocational
Training System (NVTS) on a continuous basis.
5. National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
(NIESBUD)
o It is a society under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises engaged in
Training, Consultancy, Research and Publication, in order to promote entrepreneurship.
o The institute has been financially self sufficient since 2007-08.
o The major activities of the Institute include:
 Training: The different kind of training programmes being organized by the Institute
inter-alia include Trainers’ Training Programmes (TTPs); Management Development
Programmes (MDPs); Orientation Programmes for Head of Departments (HoDs) and
Senior Executives; Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDPs);
Entrepreneurship-cum-Skill Development Programmes (ESDPs) and specially designed
sponsored activities for different target groups.
 Development of Course Curriculum/Syllabi: The Institute has developed Model
Syllabi for organizing Entrepreneurship Development Programmes. It also assists in
Standardization of Common Training programmes.
 Intellectual Property Facilitation Centre: which is operational at the Campus of the
Institute under auspices of the O/o DC (MSME) provides facilitation/assistance under
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one roof to the units located in its vicinity for identification, registration, protection and
management of Intellectual Property Rights, as a business tool.
 Incubation Centres: The Incubator sponsored by the Ministry of MSME and
functioning at the Campus of the Institute, has been instrumental in providing hands-
on training and familiarizing the beneficiaries with the real factory/market conditions/
situations in the area of stitching, Mobile Repairing, Home Décor products, Beautician
and Art Incubation. Following activities are organized for the same:
 Self Employment Fair
 Functioned as Udyami Mitra under Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana
 Institutional arrangements with Financial Institutes/ support organization(s)
 Linkage with Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)
 Consultancy Services (National and International): Offering consultancy services in
the area of entrepreneurship especially for MSMEs.
6. National Council for Vocational Education & Training (NCVET)
o It was notified by MSDE on 5th December 2018.
o It subsumes the existing skill regulatory bodies- National Skill Development Agency
(NSDA) & National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) and will act as an overarching
skills regulator.
o It was operationalized on 04.11.2019
o NCVET will regulate the functioning of entities engaged in vocational education and
training, both long & short-term, and establish minimum standards for the functioning of
such entities.
o NCVET will enable integration of fragmented regulatory system and infuse quality assurance
across the entire vocational training value chain, leading to better outcomes.
o The Council would be headed by a Chairperson (Secretary Level) and will have Executive
and Non-Executive Members.
o
o The National Council for Vocational Training, an advisory body, was set up by the
Government of India in 1956 (the then National Council of Training in Vocational Trades—
NCTVT). The Council has been entrusted with the responsibilities of prescribing standards
and curricula for craftsmen training, advising the Government of India on the overall policy
and programs, conducting All India Trade Tests and awarding National Trade Certificates.
This portal is a one-stop information source for all Institutes and courses under the purview
of the National Council of Vocational Training (NCVT).
7. Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati
o It was established in the year 1993 in Guwahati by the erstwhile Ministry of Industry (now
the Ministry of MSME).
o It began operating from April 1994 with the North East Council (NEC), Governments of
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland and SIDBI as its other stakeholders.
o [Objectives]
 To promote and develop entrepreneurship.
 To conduct research and provide consultancy for entrepreneurship development.
 To coordinate and collaborate with other organizations in undertaking training, research
and other activities to increase outreach of the institute.
 To provide consultancy and monitoring service to MSMEs/ potential entrepreneurs and
enhancing employability of participants.
 To promote greater use of information technology in the activities/ functions of the IIE.
 To comply with statutory responsibility.

8. Vocational Training Programme for Women:

 Women’s Vocational Training Programme (WVTP) was designed and launched in 1977 to
mainstream women into economic activities. This project on women’s vocational training
was formulated with the assistance of Swedish International Development Authority

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(SIDA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) in March, 1977. Under this
project, vocational trades were identified that were particularly suitable for women and
their implementation planned.
 Women’s Vocational Training Programme promotes Vocational Training for women for
wage-employment in industry, as instructors and also promotes their self-employment.
 The vocational training to women, Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill
Development & Entrepreneurship was implemented through a network of 11 institutes.
 The Names of these women Institutes have been changed as “National Skill
Training Institutes for Women” (NSTIs for Women). These are functioning directly
under the control of Central Government. The Skill Training is provided through CTS
(Craftsmen Training Scheme) and CITS (Craftsmen Instructor Training Scheme) courses
under Vocational Training Programmes.

CRAFTSMEN TRAINING SCHEME(CTS)

 The Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) was introduced by the Government of India in
year 1950 to ensure a steady flow of skilled workers in different trades for the domestic
industry, to raise quantitatively and qualitatively the industrial production by systematic
training, to reduce unemployment among the educated youth by providing them
employable skills, to cultivate and nurture a technical and industrial attitude in the
minds of younger generation. The Scheme is the most important in the field of Vocational
Training, has been shaping craftsmen to meet the existing as well as future manpower
need, through the vast network of Industrial training Institutes (it is) spread over various
States / Union Territories in the country.
 From 1st April 1969, the financial control of the Industrial Training Institutes in the
States as well as in the Union Territories was transferred to the respective State
Governments / Union Territory.
 The duration of craftsman training is one year.
 Age: Minimum age of 14 years with no upper limit
 Qualification: The academic qualification prescribed for the trade varies from class VIII
pass to Class XII pass depending upon the trade.

CRAFT INSTRUCTOR TRAINING SCHEME (CITS):

 Training of Craft Instructors is the mandated responsibility of DGT and It has been
operational since (1950) the inception of the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS).
Comprehensive training both in skills and training methodology is imparted to the
instructor trainees to make them conversant with techniques of transferring hands-
on skills, to train skilled manpower for the industry.
 The duration of crafts instructor training is one year.
 Eligibility for Admission: NCVT certificate in the relevant trade or Diploma/Degree
from a recognized Board of Technical Education/University or Equivalent.
 On successful completion of the training, trainees are awarded National Craft
Instructor Certificate (NCIC).
 Admission through All India Trade Test (AITT).

India International Skill Centre (IISC) Network:

IISC Network is envisioned to be the nodal platform to facilitate international workforce

mobility opportunities for Indians. This network will be central to the GOI’s plan to make
India the skill capital of the world. It will be a fee based, market driven model, determined
by global workforce supply and demand dynamics. It will comprise of Member
Organisations operating through several fixed centres to be referred as IISCs. Through the

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IISC Network, Member Organisations will be supported to work across various country
clusters including:

 Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

 Japan, Russia, South East Asia
 North America
 Australia, New Zealand
 Europe

At present, NSDC has actively worked in markets like Japan through the Technical Intern
Training Program (TITP) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries including UAE
and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through Government to Government (G2G) and Business to
Business (B2B) workforce mobility collaborations.

Skill Impact Bond:

Skill Impact Bond is an initiative of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in
collaboration with a coalition comprising HRH Prince Charles’s British Asian Trust, the
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, HSBC
India, JSW Foundation and Dubai Cares, with FCDO (UK Government) & USAID as
technical partners.

The Skill India Impact Bond will support 50,000 young people in India over four years, 60
percent of whom will be women and girls and provide them with skills and training and
access to wage-employment in Covid-19 recovery sectors including retail, apparel,
healthcare, and logistics.

The coalition has brought together a US$14.4 million fund to benefit 50,000 young people
in India over four years. The target group includes 60 percent women and girls and to
equip them with skills and vocational training and provide access to wage-employment in
Covid-19 recovery sectors including retail, apparel, healthcare, and logistics.

The training will be imparted through NSDC’s affiliated training partners, namely, Apollo
Medskills Ltd, Gram Tarang Employability Training Services Pvt Ltd, Learnet Skills Ltd,
Magic Bus India Foundation and PanIIT Alumni Foundation.

The agreed outcomes will be assessed by an independent evaluator, Oxford Policy

Management. Nishith Desai Associates is the legal partner for the impact bond.

Impact bonds are innovative and results-based finance mechanism that leverage private
sector capital and expertise, with a focus on achieving results. It shifts the focus from
inputs to performance and results. Rather than a government or a donor financing a
project upfront, private investors (risk investors) initially finance the initiative and are
repaid by ‘outcome funders’, only if agreed-upon outcomes are achieved. The outcomes to
be measured are agreed upon at the outset and independently verified

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Specified Skilled Worker:

 ‘Specified Skilled Worker’ is a new residency status that was introduced by the
Government of Japan in April 2019, under which aspiring Indian youth can take up
a job and stay in Japan. Japan introduced ‘Specified Skilled Worker’ to address the
severe labor shortages in Japan by accepting foreign human resources with specific
expertise and skills.

 Accepts foreign nationals (18 years old or above) with considerable degree of
knowledge or experience belonging to a specific sector.

 An aspiring SSW candidate can participate in the SSW program through 14 sectors
specified by the Government of Japan.

 Proficiency in Japanese language required in daily life and at the workplace needs
to be confirmed by Japanese language exams. Those who have completed three
years in Technical Intern Training are exempted from the exams.

 The skill level is confirmed by sector-specific skill exams. Those who have completed
three years in Technical Intern Training in the same sector are exempted from exams

 Currently stay up to 5 years in total permitted. Accompaniment of family members

isn’t permitted.

Skill Hubs:

 The 'Skill Hub initiative' under the PMKVY 3.0 scheme focuses on the introduction
of skill training programmes in the education ecosystems. The Initiative would
consider the policy level synergy on integration of vocational education with general
education as envisioned in the NEP 2020.

 The 'Skill Hubs Initiative' under PMKVY 3.0 aims at creating shared infrastructure,
aligned with the needs of the local economy which addresses the vocational training
needs of all target segments. It is also expected that existing resources in education
and skilling system can be put to optimum usage by utilization for skilling beyond
normal working hours and during weekends

 Skill Hubs are nodal skill centres identified to provide skill development and
vocational training opportunities to target population segments from class 6-8th
(introduction to world-of-work through orientation, industry visits, bag-less days),
Class 9th to 12th (aimed at exposing students to skill development avenues),
school dropouts, and out-of-education (aimed for academic credit, mainstreaming
back to education and or apprenticeship and employment linkages).

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 Skill Hubs will be co-opted from the vocational system and education system with
participation from MSDE, MoE (Department of School Education & Literacy-DoSEL
and Department of Higher Education-DoHE), Ministry of Rural Development
(MoRD), Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)and Ministry of
Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) basis agreed selection criteria
including but not limited to the following institutions:
o Schools (Government, Government-Aided and Private)
o Higher Education Institutions (Engineering, Technical and General
Institutions including institutions offering Language courses)
o Polytechnics
o Industrial Training Institutes (ITis)
o Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras (PMKKs)
o Private Training Providers (PMKVY centres, Fee based centres)
o Institutions under Jan ShikshanSansthan (JSS) Scheme
o Other Skilling Institutions like RSETI, NIELIT, etc.
o Skilling institutions under MSME
o Corporate Skill Institutions
 The Skill Hubs initiative in its final roll-out would offer NSQF aligned vocational
courses for the following target segments:
o In-school students (Class 9-12th cohort): Shall be offered a vocational
offering as course work having access to dedicated skill labs in identified Skill
Hubs.
o School Dropouts (Class 6th to 12th cohort): To achieve Vocational skill
Certification and academic credit through credit assignment and
mainstreaming back to School wherever feasible. Candidates shall also be
supported with career counselling before and after training. For children who
have dropped out of class 6/7 /8, option for continuing vocational education
along with mainstreaming will be done.
o Out-of-education candidates: To achieve vocational skill certificate and
academic credit through Skilling/ Re-skilling/ Up-skilling courses.

Skill Hub Pilot:

 As a step towards implementing integrated skilling through Skill Hubs, a pilot is

being launched from January 1, 2022 targeted at out-of-education candidates.
 The pilot scheme is aimed at the following:
o Provision of permanent vocational infrastructure and resources for skilling
o Driving convergence and integrated skilling across the education and skill
ecosystems
o Step towards re-positioning the vocational education ecosystem from supply
driven to demand driven
o Provision of 6-7 Skill Hubs per district in the pilot phase through 5,000 Skill
Hubs
o Rationalizing the cost of short-term vocational training
 The 'Skill Hubs Pilot' would be implemented under central component of PMKVY 3.0
through National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) with the support of

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State Skill Development Missions (SSDMs), State Education
Department/Agencies and District Skill Committees (DSCs).
 Skill Hubs shall associate with adjoining education and skilling institutions (spokes)
over a district, or a cluster of adjacent districts, to provide access to skill
development training at hub location or at spoke location.
 Skill Training shall be targeted at dropouts and out-of-education candidates.
 Skill Hubs shall offer courses/ job roles from multiple sectors with infrastructure
capacity and strength of suitable Trainers for delivering high-quality skill
development training. In the pilot phase, short term courses based on Samagra
Shiksha vocational courses shall be offered, which shall be upgraded to 'universal'
trades and local economy relevant trades in the next phases.
 Skill Hubs would engage vocational trainers and strengthen Vocational capacity
required for catering to the candidates in line with demand.
 Training cost for out-of-education candidates shall be provisioned under the
PMKVY scheme.
 Short Term training courses based on Samagra Shiksha aligned with NSQF will
be offered in the premises of schools designated as Skill Hubs for out-of-education
candidates after school hours and on weekends.
 Biometric attendance shall be made mandatory for Trainee, Trainers and
Assessors.
 In the initial phase, around 5,000 such Skill Hubs would be identified in the
country from across the education and skill ecosystems including Schools, PMKKs
ITIs, Engineering Colleges, General Education Colleges, Polytechnics, Rural
Self-Employment Training Institutes (RSETls), JSS centres, NIELIT centres and
MSME Skilling Institutions and other Central/State institutions as the case may be.
 The running capacity for single batch for the training centre shall be minimum
of 15 candidates to maximum of 40 candidates.
 The Steering Committee constituted under the PMKVY 3.0 scheme would
oversee and monitor the implementation of 'Skill HubPilot' across the country in the
coordination with Ministry of Education (MoE), other Central Ministries, State Skill
Development Missions and State Education Departments/ Agencies. Chairman of
steering committee will be secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship.
 State Skill Development Missions (SSDMs) shall act as the apex body at State I
Union Territory level for the pilot in coordination with the MSDE, Education
Department/Board, DSCs, Skill Hubs, and other stakeholders, if required.
 District Skill Committee (DSC) would assist in implementation of this Pilot. It will
be assisted by the District Education Officer (DEO) in discharging its overall role
under the Skill Hub Training Programme within a district.
 NSDC shall be responsible for overall implementation of the Skill Hubs Pilot.
 MSDE shall act as the apex body at the National level for coordination and overall
implementation of the Skill Hubs Pilot in coordination with the MoE, MoRD,MeitY,
MSME, DGT, SSDMs/DSCs, and other stakeholders.
 The total estimated cost for the pilot SHI to train/certify candidates is
approximately Rs. 700 crores. Per candidate overall training cost is considered
as Rs. 7,300.
 60% funds will be released on Commencement of Training Batches after on-
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 In the pilot phase, only School Dropouts and Out-of-education candidates will be
considered as the target segment.

SWADES:

 The Government of India launched an initiative SWADES (Skilled Workers Arrival

Database for Employment Support) to conduct skill mapping of the returning
citizens under the Vande Bharat Mission (VBM). SWADES was a joint initiative of
the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, the Ministry of Civil
Aviation and the Ministry of External Affairs which aimed to create a database of
returning citizens based on their skill sets and experience. The returning citizens
were required to fill up an online SWADES Skill Card, containing details related to
the work sector, job title, employment and years of experience.

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