WELFARE SCHEMES
WELFARE SCHEMES
Department of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the Pradhan Mantri – Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) Scheme, a Central Sector Scheme, in the financial year 2020-21, for providing skill training to SCs, OBCs, EWSs, DNTs, Safai Karamcharis, including Waste Pickers through the empaneled training institutes. The details of skill training conducted under PM-DAKSH Scheme in the country, State-wise is placed at Annexure-I.
Under Sub-scheme ‘Central sector scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation for welfare of Transgender Persons’ of Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise (SMILE) scheme, skill development training to 1,631 transgender persons has been provided through various Sectoral Skill Councils etc.No training for Sewer & Septic Tank Workers (SSWs) under National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) has been started.
The three Corporations under this Department, National Scheduled Castes Finance & Development Corporation (NSFDC), National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC) and National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC), extends loan facilities and assistance to the eligible youth of target group in setting up their projects by way of project preparation, training and financial assistance for employability and entrepreneurship after pursuing the vocational education & training courses. After completion of the training under PM-DAKSH Scheme, the trained candidates are provided placement (wage/self) opportunities. As of now, 73,150 trainees have received employment after completion of training either in wage employment or self employment under PM-DAKSH Scheme.
Tthe National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) has been allotted the project to train 1800 transgender persons for 15 days Entrepreneurship Development Programme. Evaluation of these schemes is a part of the Scheme Guidelines.
Annexure-I
Details of state-wise trainees under PM-DAKSH
S. No.
Name of State/Ut
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
Trained
Trained
Trained
Trained
1
ANDHRA PRADESH
870
2167
1969
325
2
ASSAM
1183
2070
1357
3633
3
BIHAR
2596
3032
2040
2113
4
CHHATTISGARH
694
999
641
593
5
DELHI
487
337
327
198
6
GOA
0
0
125
0
7
GUJARAT
1199
1783
910
623
8
HARYANA
1137
964
1470
1888
9
HIMACHAL PRADESH
319
898
739
885
10
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
664
765
1292
1040
11
JHARKHAND
370
1241
790
1108
12
KARNATAKA
781
1351
790
2094
13
KERALA
763
859
353
198
14
LADAKH
60
50
0
60
15
MADHYA PRADESH
2764
3260
4222
17192
16
MAHARASHTRA
2567
1963
1261
10046
17
MANIPUR
241
516
343
0
18
MEGHALAYA
60
30
140
0
19
ODISHA
736
1017
1304
1232
20
PUDUCHERRY
31
51
0
30
21
PUNJAB
1509
2377
2884
2122
22
RAJASTHAN
1890
1927
1383
7934
23
SIKKIM
160
155
25
25
24
TAMIL NADU
1032
1137
1011
2140
25
TELANGANA
430
720
866
1055
26
TRIPURA
92
509
470
487
27
UTTAR PRADESH
6659
7798
4167
21304
28
UTTARAKHAND
1090
679
512
1247
29
CHANDIGARH
0
0
110
0
30
WEST BENGAL
1713
3347
1520
613
Total
32097
42002
33021
80185
This information was provided by UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT, SHRI B.L. VERMA, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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