PM-DAKSH was launched by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJ&E), Government of India in 2020-21. It is a National Action Plan for skilling marginalized persons covering SCs, OBCs, EBCs, DNTs, Sanitation workers including waste pickers. It is a multi-pronged strategy to enhance the competency level of the target groups and make them employable both in wage and Self-employment for their socio-economic development of the following sections of the target group: Artisans – to improve their revenue generation capacities within their practicing vocations, Women- to enter into self-employment thereby financially empowering themselves without neglecting their domestic activities; and Youth- to acquire long-term training and specialization in employable vocations giving them better standing in the job market.

The main objective of the PM-DAKSH Yojana is to increase the skill levels of the target youth by providing them short term and long term skills, followed by assistance in wage/self-employment. Besides above, the skill levels of artisans would be enhanced through Upskilling/Reskilling programmes and enable them to increase their incomes within their practicing vocations.

NSFDC National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) is a Central Public Sector Enterprises of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJ&E), Government of India. It was set up on 8th February, 1989 under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 as a company 'not-for-profit'. Now, it is a Section 8 Company (not-for-profit) under the Companies Act, 2013. The broad objective of NSFDC is to extend financial assistance in the form of loan and grants-in-aid for socio-economic development of eligible Scheduled Caste persons. Address:14th Floor, SCOPE Minar, Core 1 & 2, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi-110 092. Tel.: 011-22054392, 22054394, 22054396, Fax: 011-22054395, E-mail: support-nsfdc[at]nic[dot]in, Website: www.nsfdc.nic.in. It has three Liaison Centers at Mumbai, Kolkata, and Bengaluru. NBCFDC National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC) is a Central Public Sector Enterprises of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJ&E), Government of India. It was incorporated under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 on 13th January 1992 as a Company not-for-profit (Now, a Section 8 Company under the Companies Act, 2013) with an objective to promote economic and developmental activities for the benefit of Backward Classes and to assist the poorer section of these classes in skill development and self-employment ventures. Address: 5th Floor, NCUI Building, 3, Siri Institutional Area, August KrantiMarg, New Delhi-110016. Tel. : 011-45854400 Toll Free : 18001023399 (10:00 AM to 5:00 PM On Weekdays) E-mail : info[at]nbcfdc[dot]gov[dot]in NSKFDC National SafaiKaramcharis Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC) is a Central Public Sector Enterprises of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJ&E), Government of India. It was set up on 24th January, 1997 as a Company “not-for-profit” under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956. Now, a Section 8 Company under the Companies Act, 2013. Address: NTSC,3rd Floor, E-Block, NSIC, Okhla Industrial Estate- III, New Delhi-110020. Tel.: 011-26382476, 26382477,26382478 Fax: 011-26382479 E-mail : nskfdc-msje[at]nic[dot]in Website: www.nskfdc.nic.in

For a State/UT-wise list of Denotified Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Tribes please click on the link mentioned below: http://socialjustice.nic.in/writereaddata/UploadFile/Draft%20List%20of%20Denotified%20Tribes%20for%20Mail.pdf

“SafaiKaramchari” means a person, including his/her dependants, engaged in or employed for any sanitation work and includes waste pickers, but excludes domestic workers and manual scavengers.

Local Revenue Officer/Local Municipal Officer/Cantonment Executive Officer/ Railway Officer, Head of the Govt. Departments (i.e. Schools, Colleges, Forest, Health, Education, Animal Husbandry) having rank not less than Gazetted Officer, Elected Members of Municipal Body, Pradhan of Gram Panchayats and Regional Managers of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)/Public Sector Banks (PSBs).

Persons between the ages of 18-45 years are eligible for undergoing skill development training programs under PM-DAKSHYojana.

There are four types of skill development training programmes under PM-DAKSH Yojanaviz; (i) Up-skilling/Re-skilling, (ii) Short Term Training Programmes, (iii) Long Term Training Programmes, and (iv) Entrepreneurship Development Programmes.

No. The skill development training program sponsored under PM-DAKSHYojanafor the target group is free of cost.

No. A person is eligible to undergo training under skill development training programme only once.

No. A person is allowed to participate only in one skill development training program.

After successfully completing of skill development training programs, the trainees are provided assistance/ facilitated for wage/self-employment by the Training Institutions.

The curriculum and educational qualification required for the Upskilling/Reskilling, Short Term and Long Term skill development training programmes will be as per thedetails prescribed for a specific training programme/job role in National SkillsQualificationsFramework (NSQF)/ National Occupational Standards (NOS) issued by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India, from time to time.

The curriculum of the EDP will essentially be modeled on NSQF and as notified by the Ministry of Rural Development, being implemented by RSETIs, vide letter No.I-12011/09/2016-NRLM (RSETI) dated 18.11.2017. The training would consists 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.

The National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) is a competency-based framework that organizes qualifications according to a series of knowledge, skills, and aptitude. The NSQF levels, graded from one to ten, are defined in terms of learning outcomes that the learner must possess regardless of whether they are obtained through formal, non-formal or informal learning. National Occupational Standards (NOS) are statements of the skills, knowledge and understanding needed for effective performance in a job role and are expressed as outcomes of competent performance. They list down what an individual performing that task should know and also are able to do. These standards can form the benchmarks for various education and training programs to match with the job requirements. Just as each job role may require the performance of a number of tasks, the combination of NOSs corresponding to these tasks form the Qualification Pack (QP) for that job role.

The cost for various both non-residential and residential skill development training programs under PM-DAKSH Yojana will be as per the Common Cost norms (CCN) for NSQF Job Roles issued by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India or as stipulated by concerned Board as applicable and amended from time to time.