PM-DAKSH (PradhanMantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi) Yojana was launched by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJ&E), Government of India in 2020-21. It is a National Action Plan for skilling marginalized persons covering SCs, OBCs, EBCs, DNTs, Sanitation workers including waste pickers. It is a multi-pronged strategy to enhance the competency level of the target groups and make them employable both in wage and Self-employment for their socio-economic development of the following sections of the target group:
- Artisans – to improve their revenue generation capacities within their practicing vocations,
- Women- to enter into self-employment thereby financially empowering themselves without neglecting their domestic activities; and
- Youth- to acquire long-term training and specialization in employable vocations giving them better standing in the job market.