Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) Yojana

Scheme Guidelines

I. MAIN FEATURES

The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJ&E), caters for empowerment of the
socially, educationally and economically marginalized sections of the society including
SCs, OBCs, De-notified Tribes (DNTs), EBCs, Safai Karamcharis including Waste Pickers.
Most of the persons of target group are having minimal economic assets; therefore,
provision of training and enhancing their competencies is essential for economic
empowerment/ upliftment of these marginalized target groups.

The focus of the programme would be on providing high quality skills through good quality
institutions so that the training can result in finding jobs or self employment ventures. Apart
from this, rural artisans who have become marginalized owing to coming of better
technologies in market, would be trained so as to adopt newer processes and increase
their incomes.

The programme also engages with skilling the Safai Karamcharis including Waste Pickers,
and Women so that they can engage in self-employment activities.

With the above in mind, a National Action Plan for the marginalized persons of SC, OBC,
EBC, DNT, Safai karamcharis including waste pickers and named ‘Pradhan Mantri
Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi’ (PM-DAKSH) Yojana has been approved.

The scheme would be implemented by the three Public Sector Undertakings of

Department of Social Justice and Empowerment viz. National Scheduled Castes Finance
and Development Corporation (NSFDC), National Backward Classes Finance &
Development Corporation (NBCFDC) & National Safai Karamcharis Finance and
Development Corporation (NSKFDC).

II. OBJECTIVE OF THE SCHEME

The main objective of the scheme is to increase the skill levels of the target youth by
providing for long term and short term skills, followed by engagement in wage/self-
employment.

Apart from this, the skill levels of the artisans would be increased through Recognition of
the Prior Learning (RPL) programmes. Under this, the upgradation would be of the
skill/process/design so that the incomes will increase within their practicing vocations.

A multi-pronged strategy to enhance the competency level of the target groups and make
them employable both in self and wage-employment for their socio-economic development
of the following sections of the target group:

(i) artisans may improve their revenue generation capacities within their practicing
vocations,

(ii) women may enter into self-employment thereby financially empowering

themselves without neglecting their domestic activities; and
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(iii) Youth may acquire long-term training and specialization in employable vocations
giving them better standing in the job market.

III. CATEGORIZATION OF SKILLING PROGRAMMES

Under PM-DAKSH Yojana, target groups of the MoSJ&E will be trained broadly in the
following sub-categories:

1. Up-skilling/Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):

(i) Target Group:- Marginal rural artisans belonging to SC/OBC/EBC/DNT categories

and other such entrepreneurs in addition to Safai karamcharis including waster
pickers and their dependant who constitute the bottom of the pyramid.

(ii) Curriculum:-The training would be in situ, and the trainers would approach the
artisans in their works locations. On the vocation of practice such as pottery, weaving,
clay & bamboo, metal work, carpentry, waste segregation, domestic workers along
with financial and digital literacy etc. The trainer has to be a master craftsman or
designer or a person who is well associated with the vocation. The training would
consist of improving the implements, designs and processes so that the income
would be increased.

Specifically in respect of safai karamcharis including waste pickers, the curriculum

will include the programmes on safe & healthy sanitation practices and RPL for waste
pickers, for which QPs have been developed by NSKFDC and Skill Council for Green
Jobs Certification would be aligned with the standard process of Institute of
Excellence coordinating the training programme.

(iii) Period of Training:- The duration of the training programmes will be 35 to 60

hours/5 days to 35 days keeping in mind the occupational hours of the trainees.

(iv) Training Cost:-The training cost will be limited to extent of Common Cost Norms
(CCN) issued by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) as
applicable from time to time. The average training cost per person which includes
other expenses also is as under:
(a) NSFDC and NBCFDC : Rs.8000/- (for 2021-22 and 2022-23)
: (Rs.8500/- for 2023-24 to 2025-26)
(b) NSKFDC : Rs.3000/-

(v) Other Expenses:- As the trainees are already employed, they will be paid
@Rs.2,500/- per person per programme to SCs/OBCs/EBCs/DNT candidates and
@Rs.500/- per person to Safai Karamcharis including Waste Pickers in the form of
stipend, for duration of training of Up-skilling/RPL, towards compensation of their
wage loss, during the period of training.

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2. Short Term Courses (focus on wage/self-employment):

(a) Target Group:-Most disempowered groups belonging to SC/OBC/EBC/DNT

and Sanitation Workers including Waste Pickers and their dependents who are
illiterate/semi-illiterate and unemployed. Special focus on marginalized section
of society with primary objective of training and providing assistance to start self-
employment venture.

(b) Curriculum:-The Curriculum of the training programmes will be as per National

Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF)/National Occupational Standard (NOS),
issued by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India in
various job roles with focus on wage and self employment opportunities such as
self employed tailors training, furniture making, food processing, carpet weaving,
beautician workers, leather work, latex harvesting, tyre fitting along with financial
and digital literacy, etc. Every skill imparted shall have a component of
Entrepreneurial Development Programme (EDP).

(c) Period of Training:-The duration of the training programmes will be normally

300 hours and upto 3 months, as stipulated in National Occupational Standards
(NOS) and Qualification Packs (QPs). Every training will have a component of linkage
with Banks for assistance to start a self employment venture.

(d) Training Cost:-The training cost will be as per Common Cost Norms as
applicable and amended from time to time. The average training cost is
Rs.22,000/- per person which includes other expenses also for 2021-22 and
2022-23. The average training cost for 2023-24 to 2025-26 will be Rs.23,500/-
per person.

(e) Other Expenses:

(i) For non-residential training programmes, the trainees will be paid stipend @
Rs.1,500/- per month for SC candidates, Rs.1,000/- per month to
OBCs/EBCs/ DNTs and Rs.1,500/- per month to Sanitation Workers
including waste pickers and their dependents.

(ii) For residential training programmes, wherever necessary, the trainees will
be provided boarding and lodging and expenses compensated within CCN,
for complete duration of the training programmes. No stipend will be
separately payable except in case of Safai Karamcharis, Waste Pickers &
their dependants who will be paid Rs.500/- per month.

3. Entrepreneurial Development Programmes (EDP):

(a) Target Group:- SCs, EBCs, OBC and DNTs youth who have preferably
undergone skill training under the PMKVY and are having an entrepreneurial bent of
mind.

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(b) Curriculum:-The Curriculum of the training programme will essentially be modelled

on NSQF and as notified by Ministry of Rural Development being implemented by
the RSETIs in terms of letter No.I-12011/09/2016-NRLM (RSETI) dated 18.11.2017
of MoRD. The training would consist of sessions on Effective Communication Skills,
Risk Taking Behaviour, Business Opportunity Guidance, Market Survey,
Systematic Planning, Banking - Deposits, Advances and Lending, Costing & Pricing,
Time Management, Working Capital and its Management, Business Plan
Preparation etc.

(c) Period of Training:- The duration of the training will normally 90 hours (15 days)
or as stipulated by MoRD.

(d) Training Cost:-The training cost will be reimbursed as per the norms of MoRD for
compensation which are broadly modelled as per the Common Cost Norms. The
average training cost for 2021-22 and 2022-23 is Rs.7000/- per person which
includes other expenses also. The average training cost including other expenses
for 2023-24 to 2025-26 will be Rs.7,500/- per person.

(e) Other Expenses:

Payment will be made as per Common Cost Norms/Guidelines of MoRD or other

relevant Government documents, as in vogue.

4. Long Term Courses (for Global Class Skills):

(a) Target Group:- SC, OBC, EBC, DNT youth etc. who have been educated upto
10th class or more and having aspirations to be employed in sectors having good
demand in job market with suitable wage.

(b) Curriculum:- The Curriculum of the training programmes will be as per NSQF,
NCVT, AICTE, MSME, and other reputed certification programmes including those
run by State Government entities in areas such as production technology, plastic
processing, apparel technology, health care sector, tourism, aviation, nursery
teachers training etc. Certification provided will be aligned with the processes of
the concerned training programmes.

(c) Period of Training:-The duration of the training programmes will be 650 Hours or
7 months, as stipulated by the concerned board/regulatory body of the training
centre.

(d) Training Cost:- The training cost will be as per Common Cost Norms for NSQF
job roles or as stipulated by concerned board as applicable and as amended from
time to time. The average training cost for the year 2021-22 and 2022-23 is
Rs.45,000/- per person which includes other expenses also. The average training
cost including other expenses for 2023-24 to 2025-26 will be Rs.47,500/- per
person.

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(e) Other Expenses:

(i) For non-residential training programmes, the trainees will be paid stipend @
Rs.1,500/- per month for SC candidates and Rs.1,000/- per month to
OBCs/EBCs/DNTs candidates.

(ii) For residential training programmes, wherever necessary, the trainees will be
provided boarding and lodging and expenses compensated within CCN, for
complete duration of the training programmes. No stipend will be separately
payable.

IV. ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA

The scheme is applicable to SC/OBC/EBC/DNT/Safai Karamcharis including Waste

Pickers of Indian Nationality who fulfills the following conditions:
(i) Age between 18-45 years;

(ii) Annual family income for OBC candidates should be below Rs.3.00 lakh ;

(iii) Annual family income for EBC candidates should be below Rs.1.00 lakh;

(iv) There is no income limit for the candidates belonging to SC/DNT/Safai

Karamcharis including Waste Pickers;

(v) Should possess an Aadhar card and Aadhar linked bank account, with the
exemption for the candidates of such States which have not implemented Aadhar
completely.

(vi) Fulfills other criteria for the respective job roles as approved by MSDE.

V. TRAINING INSTITUTES (TIs)

(A) Selection of Training Institutes

The list of training institutes will be finalized on year to year basis with the
recommendation of the Committee consisting of the officials from the three Corporations
(Implementing Agencies) and Department of Social Justice and Empowerment including
IFD. The selection of training institutes (mostly Government training institutes and some
Private training institutes but not NGOs) will be made based on following conditions:
(i) Empanelled with Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) scheme of
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE);

(ii) Past performance including placement record;

(iii) Recommendations/Observations of PMU team in their report during surprise

inspection.

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(B) Training through Training Partners (TPs)

Training Institutes will conduct training mostly at their institutes. If they engage Training
Partners at some locations, they will inform to their respective Implementing Agencies
who in turn will inform Department of Social Justice and Empowerment before
commencement of training programme. Training Institutes will select only those Training
Partners which have the following facilities:

(i) Training Partner is to be registered and subsequently accredited with SSC/MSDE via
SMART portal with specific job role of the training programmes.

(ii) Training Partner must have adequate infrastructure viz. classroom with training aid,
projector, screen, white board, CCTV etc.

(iii) Training Partner must have job role specific labs/ training aids and equipment for
practical training.

(iv) Training Partner must have tie-ups with industries for proper placement of certified
trainees.

(v) Training Partner has to install Bio-metric system of attendance of an agency authorized
by Ministry of SJE for this purpose.

VI. M ETHODOLOGY OF IMPLEM ENTATION

The PM-DAKSH will be run through an end-to-end IT system that covers the entire
ecosystem of the training programmes. This works as follows:-

i) There will be a PM-DAKSH portal and PM-DAKSH Mobile App giving the list of TIs,
Job roles and locations in which training would be imparted.

ii) PM-DAKSH Portal apart from registration of the candidates online,

commencement of trainings, etc. will also have the information regarding payment
made to the training institutes through PFMS, payment to trainees through DBT
etc. and will be accessible to the officials of MoSJE.

iii) The list of finalized training institutes would be pre-fed into the software.

iv) The eligible candidates can register for taking skill training with their Aadhar
numbers and specify their area of interest, and also select the institution where
he/she would like to take the training.
v) As soon as the portal is closed for receiving the applications, candidates who have
opted for a particular training institution will give online psychometric test using the
portal.
vi) The documents of the candidates will be verified by the Selection Committees

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having different officials as member as directed by the Corporations to the Training

Institutes.
vii) All candidates who are found suitable based on the qualifications and the
psychometric test would be communicated to the Training Institutes on the PM-
DAKSH portal automatically.
viii) The Training Institutes will have to fix the date for starting the training programme;
and based on that communications will automatically go to all the candidates who
opted for the training.
ix) On the date of the commencement of the training programmes for Short Term
Training and Long Term Training, the first instalment of 30% would be released
by the implementing agency (NSFDC/NBCFDC/NSKFDC) to the TIs through an
online process. There should be no paper work in this regard. The internal
approval processes within the implementing agency should be duly aligned to this
system to ensure that the payment to the TIs goes immediately after satisfying the
required formalities.
The second instalment of 40% for STT and LTT will be released on successful
certification and the remaining 30% will be released on employment/placement
verification.
In so far as EDP and upskilling training programmes are concerned, since they are
of very short duration, funds will be released in two equal instalments of 50%
each. Ist instalment will be released on commencement of training programme and
2nd instalment will be released on completion of training which include assessment
and certification of training programme.
Stipend payment will be extended as a post training support to the candidates
through DBT who have the requisite 80% attendance.
x) Payment to implementing agencies shall be made through PFMS and stipend
payment to the trainees through DBT on Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS)
xi) As soon as the training starts, an attendance system using Artificial Intelligence of
facial biometric, installed in the training centre will be used to record attendance of
all the students on the portal every day.
xii) Only those candidates who are found to be regular with not less than 80%
attendance would be eligible for stipend. The stipend payment would be automated
based on the attendance recorded on the portal, without any manual intervention.
The payment shall go through an online process from the implementing agencies
using PFMS/DBT into the account of the candidates.
xiii) On completion of the training programme, the training agency should enter the date
of the examination/assessment on the PM-DAKSH portal, along with the results
obtained against each candidate.
xiv) This would enable releasing of the second instalment automatically and without any
manual intervention.
xv) The placement details of the candidate would need to be accurately entered by the
Training Providers after placement, alongwith the bank account in which the stipend
would be paid. The portal would also have the facility for student to enter the
progress in the profession where he has been placed.
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xvi) The scheme will follow MSDE guidelines and Common Cost Norms as specified by
them.

VII. OUTCOME

The targeted outcome of the competency enhancement training programmes will be as under:-

(i) Upskilling Programmes:- Enhancement of earnings of livelihood as self certified by the

beneficiaries.

(ii) Short Term Training Programme:- The overall placement of the trained persons
should be 70% in wage/self employment.

(iii) Entrepreneurial Development Programme:- After completion of EDP training, at least

70% candidates should be self-employed and/or wage employed to earn livelihood.

(iv) Long Term Training Progamme: The overall placement of the trained persons should
by 70% in wage/self employment with at least 70% of those employed being in wage
employment.

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VIII. THE PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL TARGETS DURING 2021-22 TO 2025-26 AS APPROVED BY STANDING FINANCE COMMITTEE
(Rs. In Lakh)
A. Corporation's Part 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Total
NSFDC NBCFDC NSKFDC NSFDC NBCFDC NSKFDC NSFDC NBCFDC NSKFDC NSFDC NBCFDC NSKFDC NSFDC NBCFDC NSKFDC NSFDC NBCFDC NSKFDC Total
(i) Upskilling
Number ofTrainees 4000 5500 6000 4200 5600 6500 4300 5700 7000 4500 5800 8000 4700 6000 8500 21700 28600 36000 86300

Training Cost 320 440 180 336 448 195 366 485 210 383 493 240 400 510 255 1804 2376 1080 5259
(ii) Short Term Training
Number of 8500 7000 3000 8700 7200 3500 8900 7400 4000 9000 7500 4500 9200 7800 5000 44300 36900 20000 101200
Trainees
Training Cost 1870 1540 660 1914 1584 770 2092 1739 940 2115 1763 1058 2162 1833 1175 10153 8459 4603 23214
(iii) EDP
Number of 4500 6500 4600 6600 0 4700 6700 0 4900 7100 0 5100 7300 0 23800 34200 0 58000
Trainees
Training Cost 315 455 322 462 353 503 368 533 383 548 1740 2500 0 4239
(iv) Long Term Training
Number ofTrainees 3000 1800 3100 1900 0 3200 2000 0 3200 1950 0 3300 2050 0 15800 9700 0 25500

Training Cost 1350 810 0 1395 855 0 1520 950 0 1520 926 0 1568 974 0 7353 4515 0 11868
Traineesthrough 20000 20800 9000 20600 21300 10000 21100 21800 11000 21600 22350 12500 22300 23150 13500 105600 109400 56000 271000
Corporations

Total (T1) 49800 51900 53900 56450 58950 271000

Total TrainingCost (C1) 3855 3245 840 3967 3349 965 4330 3676 1150 4385 3714 1298 4512 3864 1430 21048 17849 5683 44579

Add: MonitoringExpenses @ 1% of the 39 32 8 40 33 10 43 37 12 44 37 13 45 39 14 210 178 57 446

training cost (C2)

Total (C1 + C2) 3894 3277 848 4007 3382 975 4373 3713 1162 4429 3751 1310 4557 3903 1444 21258 18027 5739 45025
Total (C3) 8019 8364 9247 9491 9904 45025
Assumptions/Basis of calculation
* Per trainee cost for upskilling/skill upgradation (60 Hrs/1 Month)- Rs.8,000/- for 2021-22 & 2022-23, Rs. 8,500 for 2023-24, 2024-25 & 2025-26 . In case of NSKFDC, the cost is Rs.3,000/- (Expected Training duration of 35 Hours/5 Days) for all 5
years.
* Per trainee cost for short term course - Rs.22,000/-for 2021-22 & 2022-23, Rs. 23,500 for 2023-24, 2024-25 & 2025-26 (Expected training duration of 300 Hours/3 Months and includes stipend and assessment cost with an assumption that around 25%
programmes will be residential.
* Per trainee cost for long term course - Rs.45,000/- for 2021-22 & 2022-23, Rs. 47,500 for 2023-24, 2024-25 & 2025-26 (Expected training duration of 650 Hours/7 Months and includes stipend and assessment cost with an assumption that arround 25%
programmes will be residential)
* Per trainee cost for EDP course - Rs.7,000/- for 2021-22 & 2022-23, Rs.7,500 for 2023-24, 2024-25 & 2025-26 (Expected training duration of 90 Hours/15 days and includes assessment cost and spport for food and to & fro for candidates).
Note:(i) The training cost per hour has been increased by 10% with respect to extant cost per hour (base rate for the year 2020-21 is Rs.46.70) under Common Cost Norms after two years as per prevailing trend i.e. Rs.51.40 per hour for 2021-22 and 2022-23,
Rs.56.50 per hour for 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26.
(ii) The cost for EDP per hour has been increased by 10% with respect to extant cost per hour (base rate for the year 2020-21 is Rs.40.00) after two years i.e. Rs.44/- for 2021-22 and 2022-23, Rs.48.40 for 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26.
(iii) Other cost excluding stipend have been inceased every two years to cater to inflation.

Note: The above mentioned per candidate cost is estimated average cost. It varies depending upon the duration of the training programme as specified by the
Common Cost Norms of MSDE.
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IX. TIM ELINES

Timeline for implementation under PM-DAKSH

S. Purpose Date
No.
Module-I First Round Trainings
1 Uploading of the approved Training Partners with Before 28th February
course being offered on the portal
2 Opening of portal for registration 1st March to 30th April
3 Document verification, psychometric test and commencement 1st April to 30th April
of courses during the registration period for those centres
where registration is 1.25 times batch size.
4 Document verification, psychometric test and commencement 1st May to 31st May
of courses for rest Centres
Module-II Second Round Trainings
5 Second round training programme (if target has not achieved)
6 Registration of Candidates in PM-DAKSH Portal 1st July to 31st July
7 Document verification, psychometric test and commencement By 31st August
of courses

Release of Fund to TIs (for the courses commenced in the I st Round)

Sl. No. Release of Payment to TIs for Ist Round Date

1 Release of Ist Instalment 30% (STT/LTT) and 50 By 30th June
(Upskilling and EDP)
2 Release of IInd Instalment for RPL/EDP Programmes By 30th August
3 Release of IInd Instalment for Short Term courses By 30th October
4 Release of IIIrd Instalment for Short Term courses By 31st December
5 Release of IInd Instalment for Long Term By 28th January
6 Release of IIIrd Instalment for Long Term By 15th March

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X. MONITORING OF THE SCHEME

The Guidelines of PM DAKSH prescribes the following monitoring mechanism.

i. The Corporations will directly monitor all the training programmes. This will include
participation either directly or through their representatives in the Selection
Committee Meetings, review of Selection Committee meeting minutes having details
of the trainees, e-based and direct surveillance of the training programmes,
consolidation of details of trained beneficiaries in the designated portal etc.
ii. The implementation will be additionally subject to third party evaluation initiated by
the Corporations and also MoSJ&E.

iii. In addition to this, from time to time, provision of inviting PMU team/Officials of
Ministry of SJE to visit the ongoing training site for inspection, Instant information on
WhatsApp Groups for different activities, Monitoring of training programmes by
setting up CCTVs and live streaming of the session and launching of PM DAKSH
Portal for Monitoring of skilling training on real time basis. On the basis of surprise
inspections undertaken by officials of the MoSJE/PMU, if the performance of the
training institutes is found to be unsatisfactory, the TIs will be asked to clarify the
position. If the reply is unsatisfactory, the programmes will be cancelled.
Monitoring will also be done through the following interventions:
a. Biometric attendance of the candidates using Artificial Intelligence (AI).
b. Surprise site inspection of training programme by PMU Units of SJE
c. Monitoring of the ongoing training programme by geo-tagged pics received from the
TIs.
iv. Online surveillance through CCTV, wherever possible, would be incorporated
v. Whenever required social audit of the scheme can be made by the
Corporations/MoSJE.
vi. In the case of up-skilling of self-employed persons specific feed back of the increase
in their income post training would be recorded to the extent possible.

vii. A review of the performance of the Training Partners would be undertaken annually
at the time of constitution of the Committee to select TIs.
viii. There should be an end to end IT system that focuses on the trainee and reduces
paper work at the Corporation level.

XI. Miscellaneous

(i) The submission of UC should be as per prescribed forms as per GFR,

2017.Further, as per provision of rule 230 (8) of GFR, 2017, all interest or other
earning against unspent money (budgetary support to Corporations for skilling)
should be mandatorily remitted to the consolidated fund of India immediately
after finalization of accounts.
(ii) The Implementation of the PM-DAKSH Yojana will be as per GFR, 2017.

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 No. N-71712022-PIAN
Government of lndia
Ministry of Justice & Empowerment
Department of Socia! Justice & Empowerment
Plan Division

Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi

Dated: 5'l'Ju1y,2023
To,

Principal Secretaries/ Secretaries in charged, SC/Social Welfare, all States/UTs.

CORRIGENDUM

Subject: Corrigendum of the Guidelines of the Scheme of Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur
Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) -reg.

Sir/Madam,

ln partial modification of the scheme guidelines of Pradhan Mantri Dakshata

aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) issued vide Letter No.N-7/24/2020-
Plan dated 04.05.2022, the para V of the scheme guidelines have been modified
as indicated below:

Existinq p?ra V :

"The list of training institutes will be finalized on year to year basis with the
recommendation of the Committee consisting of the officials from the three
Corporations (lmplementing Agencies) and Department of Social Justice and
Empowerment including lFD. The selection of training institutes (mostly
Government training institutes and some Private training institutes but not
IVGOs/ will be made based on following conditions;
(i) Empanelled with PradhanMantriKaushalVikasYojana (PMKVY) scheme of
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE);

(ii) Past performance including placement record;

(iii) Recommendations/Obseruations of PMU team in their report during

surprise inspection"

Modified para V (to be read ad :

"The Govt. training institutes, once empanelled under the scheme, shall
remain empanelled if carrying a valid Letter of Registration (LOR) issued
through SMART portal of NSDC, and have not been specifically de-
empanelled for reasons like unsatisfactory performance, non-availability
of physical and academic infr astructure etc.
 ThelistoftheseGovt.traininginstitutesshallbeuploadedatthe
beginning of every year for the aspirants trainee students to opt for such
Govt. training institutes.
Thelistofprivatetraininginstituteswillbefinalizedwiththe
recommendation of the committee consisting of the officials from the
three corporations (lmplementing Agencies) and Department of Social
Justice and Empowerment including lFD. The selection of private
training institute(s) will be made initially for a period of three years
based on following conditions:
i. The training institute must have a valid Letter of Registration (LoR)
issued through SMART portal of NSDC.
ii. Satisfactory past performance including placement record'

2. These changes in the scheme guidelines shall be effective from the date of
release of this communication. The other terms and conditions of the Scheme
Guidelines will remain unchanged.

3. This issues with the approval of the HMSJE.

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^t-04f ^dil;"4 (Sanjay Gupta)-
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of lndia
Tele:0'l 1-23070251
E-mail :[email protected]

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