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Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) criticised the government's flagship skilling programme, the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), over implementation shortcomings.
PMKVY, launched in 2015, is implemented by the National Skill Development Corporation and aims to certify India's youth (aged 15-29) through industry-relevant skill training.
The scheme has passed through three phases — PMKVY 1.0 (2015, targeted 50 million by 2020), PMKVY 2.0 (2016, targeted 10 million by 2020), and PMKVY 3.0 (targeting 15-20 million by 2022, including high-end skills like robotics and 3D printing).
PMKVY certifies prior learning through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and aims to provide placement assistance to trained candidates.
Targeted training 50 million youth by 2020
Targeted certifying 10 million youth by 2020, linked with Make in India, Digital India
Aimed to train 15-20 million youth, adding high-end skills (BI, robotics, 3D printing)
A mechanism under PMKVY that certifies skills individuals have already acquired informally, without requiring them to undergo the same formal training again.
Simple Analogy: Like getting formal credit for experience you already have, instead of retraining from scratch.
GS Paper II > Skill Development, Parliamentary Committees
In the context of India, which one of the following is the characteristic appropriate for bureaucracy?
Answer: An agency for the implementation of public policy
A parliamentary committee that scrutinises government expenditure against approved budgets