Why in news?

• Government has announced that nearly 2,71,000 persons will be trained over five years under the scheme.
• PM-DAKSH yojana is a skill development scheme from Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
• Started from 2020-21, it aims to provide free training to persons from SCs/OBCs, Safai Karamcharis etc. through Up-skilling/Reskilling, Short Term Training Programme (focus on self-employment), Long Term Training Programme and Entrepreneurship Development Program.
• Implementation is through 3 Corporations:
  • National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation
  • National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation
  • National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation