• The youth, owing to their educational backwardness, are finding difficulties to obtain employment with good compensation after undergoing short-term skilling courses.
• In this background, the government has highlighted the need for and significance of this scheme.

• PM-DAKSH (Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi) Yojana is a National Action Plan for skilling of marginalized persons covering SCs, OBCs, EBCs, DNTs, Sanitation workers including waste pickers.
• The scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment from the year 2020-21.
• Under the scheme, eligible target groups are being provided skill development training programmes on up-skilling/reskilling, short term training programme, long term training programme and entrepreneurship development program (EDP).

Key Features of the Scheme:

•  Training free of cost for the trainees, 100% grants by Government.
•  Stipend of Rs.1,000/- to Rs.1,500/- per month per trainee for trainees having 80% and above attendance in short term and long term training.
•  Wage compensation @ Rs.3000/- per trainee (Rs.2500/- as per PM-DAKSH and Rs.500/- as per Common Cost Norms for trainees having 80% and above attendance in Reskilling/Up-skilling.
•  Trained candidates will be provided certification after successful completion of training and assessment.
•  Trained candidates will be provided placement after assessment and certification.