‘As many as 73.47 lakh youths have availed training under the PMKVY 2016-20, of whom 16.61 lakh candidates have been placed.’ minister said.
Long term training in 137 cadres is being imparted through 15,697 industrial training institutes (ITI) under the Craftsman Training Scheme, with a cumulative seating capacity of 34.30 lakh. (Photo: iStock)
Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship RK Singh on Friday told in the Rajya Sabha that a total of 16.61 lakh people have been successfully placed in after availing training under the second edition of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY 2.0).
Singh’s response came in a written reply to a query about the scheme in which he told, “As many as 73.47 lakh youths have availed training under the PMKVY 2016-20, of whom 16.61 lakh candidates have been placed.”
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The PMKVY 2.0 which has been implemented by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) with a view to imparting skill development training to the prospective youth across 371 courses.
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Long term training in 137 cadres is being imparted through 15,697 industrial training institutes (ITI) under the Craftsman Training Scheme, with a cumulative seating capacity of 34.30 lakh.
The government’s objective through the scheme is to enable large number of Indian youth to take up industry-relevant skill training.
The minister also told in the query that many companies including tech giants like IBM, CISCO, Adobe, Microsoft etc have come forward to help the training programmes.
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