1. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)
Awareness Campaign

2. Quotes Skilling is Progress. The capabilities of our youth
will take this nation forward. A nation whose
youth are determined to utilize their capabilities
to make their future, that nation doesn’t need to
ever look back.
Madison Square, USA 28th September 2014
Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
We are a youthful nation. Our youth are our
strength. The world and India need a skilled
workforce.
Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of State
(Independent Charge) for Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship

3. Introduction
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), the flagship outcome-based skill training scheme of the new Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) aims to enable a large number of Indian youth to take up skill training, become employable and earn their livelihood. Enabling the Indian youth to acquire high quality skill training across a range of sectors, thereby providing a boost to the productivity of the country's existing workforce
Encourage standardization in the certification process and initiate a process of creating a registry of skills.
Enable and mobilize a large number of Indian youth to take up skill training, become employable and earn their livelihood. Increase productivity of the existing workforce by aligning training and certification to the needs of the country.
Provide Monetary Awards for Skill Certification. Boost employability and productivity of youth by incentivizing them for skill trainings.
Reward candidates undergoing skill training by authorized institutions, at an average
monetary rate of 8,000 (Rupees Eight Thousand) per candidate.
Benefit 24 lakh youth at an approximate total cost of 1,500 Crores.

4. Key Features
PMKVY will be implemented through Public-Private and Public-Public partnerships and NSDC will be the implementing agency for this Scheme.
The Scheme will provide monetary incentives for successful completion of market-driven skill training and certification to approximately twenty four lakh youth in a span of one year from the date of implementation of the scheme.
People with prior experience or skills and competencies will be assessed and rewarded on successful completion of the assessments. This will help in recognizing the skills possessed by workers working in the informal sector and facilitate the process of skill up gradation and re-skilling of the existing workforce.
PMKVY will provide incentives for mentoring and placement support to the training providers on achieving 70% placement of the student’s batch.

5. The Financials

6. Strategy & Approach Eligible Sectors and Job Roles
Based on the ‘Skill Gap Studies’ and other factors, NSDC, under the oversight of PMKVY’ steering committee, will allocate training targets to Sector Skill Councils. Allocation of targets will be done in consultation with the States/UTs, Central Ministries/Departments and Sector Skill Councils.
Targets for skill training will also be aligned to the demand from the Central Government’s flagship programmes, such as - ‘Swachh Bharat’, ‘Make in India’, ‘Digital India’, ‘National Solar Mission’ and other such schemes.
Training will be conducted based on National Occupational Standards (NOSs) and Qualification Packs( QPs) for specific job roles formulated by industry-driven bodies, namely the Sector Skills Councils (SSCs).

7. Strategy & Approach Eligible Beneficiaries
In line with the objectives stated above, this Scheme is applicable to any candidate of Indian nationality who:
Undergoes a skill development course in an eligible sector from an approved training provider as defined earlier.
Is certified during the span of one year from the date of launch of the scheme by the Sector Skill Council.
Is availing of this monetary award for the first and only time during the operation of this Scheme.
Any other criteria as defined by the Sector Skill Councils for respective job roles.

8. Evaluation & Monitoring
Skill Development Management System (SDMS) will be central repository of all the data which may be required by the various stakeholders to monitor this Scheme.
SSCs will be tasked to ascertain the quality of training locations and courses through certified assessors. In addition, SSCs will be tasked with certifying all trainers for the Scheme.
Audit checks and surprise visits to training centers will also be conducted to ensure enhanced monitoring.

9. Process for availing the benefits of the Scheme
Candidate can enroll in any course from the list of registered courses in specified sectors. The candidate can enroll for the course with any of the approved training providers.
Candidates will be required to provide the UID number to the training partner. If in case, the number is not available, training provider will facilitate the enrolment of the candidate in UIDAI Scheme.
After completion of training, the candidate will be assessed by any of the approved Assessment Agencies.
Sector Skill Councils will award a secure certificate with a QR bar code on successful completion of assessment process. This certificate will be electronically verified using a CAM device and linked to UID number of the candidate.

10. Process for availing the benefits of the Scheme
After successful meeting of all the eligibility criteria as specified above, the candidate will receive the monetary reward.
Once the monetary reward is given under the Scheme, he/she will not be eligible to receive any further monetary reward under this Scheme.
In order to enable the financially disadvantaged to avail the benefits of the Scheme, the training providers will allow candidates to undertake the training without payment of course fee. However, candidate will be required to pay minimum assessment fee; which will ensure the candidate has a sustained interest in completion of the course. In a case where the candidate undertakes training on credit, the due training fee will be reimbursed by the candidate to the training partner upon receiving the reward money from NSDC.

11. Thank You