PMKVY 3.0

Subject: Welfare Schemes

Context: PMKVY 3.0 was launched to build on learning from PMKVY 1.0 and PMKVY 2.0 to align skill framework to aspirational India’s demand.

Concept:

It was launched in 717 districts across all states of India by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).
It aims at unlock the vision of making India the ‘Skill Capital’ of the world (over 300 skills available).
It will also focus on demand-driven and decentralised in its approach, with focus on digital technology and Industry 4.0 skills.
Its focus is on new age skills and Covid-19 related skills. It is a trainee- and learner-centric approach addressing the ambitions of aspirational Bharat.
It focuses on training of eight lakh candidates over a scheme period of 2020-2021 with an outlay of Rs. 948.90 crore.
It will be implemented by the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras (PMKK), emapneled non-PMKK centres and ITI
District Skill Committees (DSCs), under the guidance of State Skill Development Missions (SSDM), shall play a key role in addressing the skill gap and assessing demand at the district level.
It will incentivise states by healthy competition between states by making available increased allocation to those states that perform better.