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/schemesall/year-end-review-of-various-ministries-2025

Provides links to year end review reports of various central ministries for 2025

Provides information related to Schemes for senior citizens

This page contains schemes for academicians.

Provides information about PM Vishwakarma scheme to support traditional artisans and craftspeople of rural and urban India

This folder contains schemes for farmers.

Provides information about Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar scheme

This folder contains schemes for students.

Provide the list of Indian Government Schemes

This folder contains schemes for child welfare

/schemesall/aatma-nirbhar-bharat-abhiyaan

The section provides information on Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan

/schemesall/schemes-for-unemployed-and-poor/pm-viksit-bharat-rozgar-yojana

The Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme is effective from 1st August 2025 as the PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY).

/schemesall/schemes-for-unemployed/schemes-for-unemployed-women

This folder contents of Schemes for Unemployed Women.

/schemesall/schemes-for-unemployed-and-poor/employment-generation-schemes-programmes-of-government-of-india

Overview information about the Employment Generation Schemes/ Programmes of Government of India is provided.

/schemesall/schemes-for-unemployed-and-poor/udiyaman-swanirbhar-karmasansthan-prakalpa-uskp

Scheme of West Bengal to assist validly registered unemployed youth to take up economically viable projects. 

/schemesall/schemes-for-unemployed-and-poor/grameen-udyami-yojana

Provides information about Grameen Udyami Yojana that imparts functional skills to them for enabling livelihoods.

/schemesall/schemes-for-unemployed-and-poor/ayushman-bharat

This provides information about Ayushman Bharat, a flagship scheme of Government of India that aims to achieve the vision of Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

/schemesall/schemes-for-unemployed-and-poor/support-to-poor-prisoners-scheme

Provides information about Support to Poor Prisoners Scheme of Ministry of Home Affairs.

/schemesall/schemes-for-unemployed-and-poor/support-for-marginalized-individuals-for-livelihood-and-enterprise

Provides information about Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise (SMILE)

/schemesall/schemes-for-unemployed-and-poor/smile-scheme-for-support-for-marginalised-individuals-for-livelihood-and-enterprise

Provides information about SMILE: Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise scheme of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. 

/schemesall/schemes-for-unemployed-and-poor/atal-pension-yojana

The Co-contributory Pension Scheme by Department of Financial Services aims to encourage people from the unorganised sector to voluntarily save for their retirement and to lower the cost of operations of the New Pension System (NPS) for such subscribers.

/schemesall/schemes-for-unemployed-and-poor/pradhan-mantri-janjati-adivasi-nyaya-maha-abhiyan

Provides information about Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan

/schemesall/schemes-for-unemployed-and-poor/social-security-relief-to-dependents-of-workers-passing-away-due-to-covid19

Provides information about social security relief to dependents of workers passing away due to COVID-19 of the Ministry of Labour & Employment.

/schemesall/schemes-for-unemployed-and-poor/model-skill-loan-scheme

Provides information about the revised Model Skill Loan Scheme

/schemesall/schemes-for-unemployed-and-poor/pradhan-mantri-dakshta-aur-kushalta-sampann-hitgrahi-yojana

Provides information about erstwhile PM-DAKSH (Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi) scheme, that has been subsumed under PMKVY.

/schemesall/schemes-for-unemployed/prime-minister-awaas-yojana-gramin

The main objective of the PM Awas Yojana Scheme is housing that is affordable for all by the year 2022. 

/schemesall/schemes-for-unemployed-and-poor/scheme-for-economic-empowerment-of-dnts

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) for the welfare of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Communities. 

/schemesall/schemes-for-unemployed-and-poor

This folder contains schemes for unemployed and poor.

/schemesall/schemes-proposed-in-the-union-budget-2026

Provides information about the new schemes proposed in the Union Budget 2026.

Provides information about PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi

This page contains schemes for entrepreneurs.



Information about opportunities to be Domain/language portal editors in Vikaspedia

This section provides information about state-specific welfare schemes. 

/schemesall/icmr-centenary-post-doctoral-fellowship-(icmr-pdf)-application-guide

Provides information ICMR Centenary Post Doctoral Fellowship (ICMR-PDF). 

<p>PM-DAKSH (Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi) Yojana was launched by the Ministry of Social Justice &amp; Empowerment (MoSJ&amp;E), Government of India in 2020-21 as part of a National Action Plan for skilling of marginalized persons covering SCs, OBCs, EBCs, DNTs, Sanitation workers including waste pickers.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong><em>From 2024-25 onwards, it was decided to merge PM-DAKSH Scheme with PMKVY Scheme of MSDE, as the PM-DAKSH Scheme was an additionality to the PMKVY and all job roles for providing skill training were taken from the Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) portal which were also covered under PMKVY. Therefore, to avoid any duplication, PM DAKSH was subsumed under PMKVY.</em></strong></p>
<h3>Objective</h3>
<p>The main objective of the scheme 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.</p>
<h3>Key Features of the Scheme:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Components include Short-Term Training (STT), Recognition of Prior&nbsp;Learning (RPL), and Special Projects (SP).</li>
<li>Free short-term training aligned to industry demand, including AI, drones, EVs, and cybersecurity roles.</li>
<li>On-the-Job Training (OJT) - Mandatory workplace training provides real-world exposure, enhancing job readiness and employability.</li>
<li>Recognition of Prior Learning - Certifies existing informal skills, enabling upskilling, formal recognition, and improved livelihood options.</li>
<li>Recruit-Train-Deploy - Industry recruits first, then trains candidates, ensuring job-aligned training and higher placement success.</li>
<li>Inclusive Access - Financial support for travel, lodging, and boarding improves access for women and Persons with Disabilities.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Micro-Credentials - Short modular courses with micro-credentials enable quick, targeted skilling in specific competencies.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Eligibility</h3>
<ul>
<li>Indian nationals possessing valid Aadhaar.</li>
<li>Fulfilling eligibility criteria of the respective job role.</li>
<li>For RPL, prior experience in the job role is required as specified.</li>
</ul>
<h3>How to apply</h3>
<p>Publicity of Skill Development Training Programmes is made through advertisement in local newspapersor any other print or electronic media from time to time. The interested candidates need to register on the Portal for enrollment in the skill development training programmes.</p>
<p>The link for registration is <a title="External website that opens in new window" href="https://www.skillindiadigital.gov.in/pmkvy-landing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.skillindiadigital.gov.in/pmkvy-landing</a></p>