India, Oct. 22 -- The Pradhan Mantri Dakshata Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) scheme trained 1,87,305 candidates and facilitated the placement of 96,162 candidates between 2020-21 and 2023-24, according to a senior official from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Launched in FY 2020-21, the Central Sector Scheme provides skill training to Scheduled Castes (SCs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), De-notified Tribes (DNTs) and Safai Karamcharis, including waste pickers, to promote wage and self-employment.
The scheme was implemented through three corporations under the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment: the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC)...