**Executive Summary:**
This document summarizes the response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3849 regarding the Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (PMDAKSH) Scheme, answered on August 12, 2025. It details the number of individuals trained, employment/self-employment rates, monitoring mechanisms, post-training support, and region/sector-specific training modules under the scheme.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Training Statistics:**
* 187,305 individuals have received skill training under the PMDAKSH Scheme.
* 73,102 beneficiaries (39%) have secured employment or self-employment.
* **Monitoring Mechanism:**
* NSFDC, NBCFDC, and NSKFDC directly monitor training programs.
* Monitoring includes participation in Selection Committee Meetings, review of minutes, e-based and direct surveillance.
* PMU team/Ministry officials conduct site inspections.
* WhatsApp groups, CCTVs and live streaming are used for monitoring.
* Unsatisfactory performance can lead to cancellation of programs.
* **Post-Training Support:**
* Training institutes must ensure at least 70% of candidates gain employment (wage or self-employment).
* Failure to meet the benchmark results in withholding the final 30% installment of training costs.
* NSFDC, NBCFDC, and NSKFDC extend loan facilities and assistance for project setup.
* **Training Modules:**
* Training is conducted based on NSQF compliance courses.
* Training is based on proposals from empaneled training institutes and considers demand, batch size and geographical conditions.
**Impact Analysis:**
**Training Institutes:**
* *Impact:* Subject to monitoring and must ensure a 70% employment rate for trainees to receive full payment. Performance impacts future program eligibility.
* *Action Required:* Maintain high training standards, facilitate employment, and comply with monitoring requirements.
**Beneficiaries:**
* *Impact:* Access to skill training and potential for employment or self-employment.
* *Action Required:* Actively participate in training and seek employment or entrepreneurial opportunities post-training.
**National Scheduled Castes Finance Development Corporation (NSFDC), National Backward Classes Finance Development Corporation (NBCFDC), National Safai Karamcharis Finance Development Corporation (NSKFDC):**
* *Impact:* Responsible for direct monitoring of training programs and providing financial assistance.
* *Action Required:* Implement monitoring mechanisms, provide necessary financial support, and ensure program compliance.
**Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE):**
* *Impact:* Oversees the PMDAKSH Scheme and ensures its effective implementation.
* *Action Required:* Conduct inspections, monitor program outcomes, and address any issues identified.
Key Entities Referenced
Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (PMDAKSH) Scheme: A skill development scheme aimed at providing skill training to individuals, particularly those from marginalized communities.
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment: The Indian government ministry responsible for the welfare and empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalized groups.
National Scheduled Castes Finance Development Corporation (NSFDC): A corporation that provides financial assistance to Scheduled Castes for their economic development.
National Backward Classes Finance Development Corporation (NBCFDC): A corporation that provides financial assistance to Other Backward Classes for their economic development.
National Safai Karamcharis Finance Development Corporation (NSKFDC): A corporation that provides financial assistance to Safai Karamcharis (sanitation workers) for their economic development.
SHRI B.L.VERMA: Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment.
PMU teamOfficials of Ministry of SJE: Project Management Unit team Officials of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF): A competency-based framework that organizes all qualifications according to a series of levels of knowledge, skills and aptitude.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3849
TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2025
SKILL TRAINING UNDER PM-DAKSH SCHEME
3849. ADV GOWAAL KAGADA PADAVI:
Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of individuals who have received skill training under Pradhan Mantri
Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) Scheme so far;
(b) the details of percentage of the beneficiaries who have received employment or self-
employment;
(c) whether the training partners regularly monitored for quality outcomes, if so, the details
thereof;
(d) the details of the measures taken to ensure post-training support entrepreneurs; and
(e) whether there are region-specific or sector-specific training modules planned, if so, the details
thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI B.L.VERMA)
(a): The total number of individuals who have received skill training under Pradhan Mantri
Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) Scheme is 1,87,305.
(b) Out of 1,87,305 beneficiaries, a total of 73,102 beneficiaries (39%) have
received employment or self employment till date.
(c): The Guidelines of PM DAKSH Scheme prescribes the following monitoring mechanism:-
(i). The three Corporations, National Scheduled Castes Finance & Development Corporation
(NSFDC), National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC) and
National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC) directly monitor
all the training programmes. This includes 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 ete.(ii). In addition to this, from time to time, provision of PMU team/Officials of Ministry of SJE
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 are also carried out for monitoring the quality outcome. 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 Training Institutes will be asked to clarify the
position. If the reply is unsatisfactory, the programmes will be cancelled.
(d): According to PM-DAKSH Scheme guidelines, under Short Term Training programme,
training institutes have to ensure that at least 70% of candidates receive employment either
through wage employment or self-employment after completing their training. If this benchmark
is not met, the third installment of the training cost (30%) is withheld. The three Corporations,
National Scheduled Castes Finance & Development Corporation (NSFDC), National Backward
Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC) and National Safai Karamcharis
Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC), extends loan facilities and assistance to the
eligible youth of target group in setting up their projects by way of project preparation, training
and financial assistance for employability and entrepreneurship after pursuing the vocational
education & training courses.
(e): Trainings are conducted across National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) compliance
courses based on proposals submitted by empaneled training institutes, demand and considering
factors like viable batch size, geographical conditions etc.
BREE