Female participation in skill training rises as govt expands outreach

July 22, 2025 12:22 AM

Female participation in skill training rises as govt expands outreach

The Centre is expanding its efforts to improve employability among Indian youth—particularly women—through focused skill development programmes under the Skill India Mission (SIM), the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) informed the Lok Sabha on Monday. As part of SIM, the government is providing training through schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), and the Craftsman ...

PMKVY trains 1.63 crore in 10 years, empowers workforce across traditional and emerging sectors

July 15, 2025 10:05 AM

PMKVY trains 1.63 crore in 10 years, empowers workforce across traditional and emerging sectors

As India marks ten years of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), the government’s flagship skilling programme under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), the numbers speak for themselves: more than 6 crore Indians empowered through various skilling initiatives since 2014, with over 1.6 crore trained under PMKVY alone. Since its inception in 2015, PMKVY has steadily evolved into a key pillar of the Skill India Mission (SIM), aiming to bridge the gap between...