Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) Yojana

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

a) For non-residential training programmes, the trainees will be paid stipend @ Rs.1,500/- per month for SC candidates, Rs.1,000/- per month to OBCs/EWSs/DNTs and Rs.1,500/- per month to Sanitation Workers including waste pickers and their dependents.

b) For residential training programmes, wherever necessary, the trainees will be provided boarding and lodging and expenses compensated within CCN, for complete duration of the training programmes. No stipend will be separately payable except in case of Safai Mitras, Waste Pickers & their dependents who will be paid Rs.500/- per month.

As the trainees are already employed, they will be paid @Rs.500/- per person to Safai Mitras including Waste Pickers in the form of stipend, for duration of training of Up-skilling and Re-skilling under RPL, towards compensation of their wage loss, during the period of training

Candidates of age group 18-45 years belonging to any of the following categories can apply for the training programme under PM-DAKSH :

 Persons belonging to Scheduled Castes

 Other Backward Classes (OBCs) having Annual Family Income below Rs. 3.00 Lakh

Economically weaker section (EWS) having Annual Family Income below Rs.3.00 Lakh

 De-Notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribe (DNT)

 Safai Karamcharis (including waste pickers) and their dependants.

Economically weaker section (EWS) having Annual Family Income below Rs.3 Lakhs 3.00 Lakh

(i) Up-skilling / Re-skilling under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Training Cost: The training cost will be limited to extent of Common Cost Norms (CCN) issued by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) as applicable from time to time.

(ii) Short Term Training (STT)

(iii) Entrepreneurial Development Programmes(EDP)

Target Group:- SCs, EWSs, OBCs and DNTs youth who are having an entrepreneurial bent of mind. Department will approach National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) or any other organisation viz Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) under Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship for conducting EDP training.

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Last updated on : 17 August 2026