PM-DAKSH, now subsumed under PMKVY, was a scheme of which ministry?
- A.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
- B.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- C.Ministry of Rural Development
- D.Ministry of Labour and Employment
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. PM-DAKSH was a Central Sector Scheme of that ministry, and its Department of Social Justice and Empowerment ran it through three corporations, NSFDC, NBCFDC and NSKFDC, which reimbursed training costs to the institutes. Option A is the trap worth noticing: the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship owns PMKVY, under which the training institutes were empanelled and into which PM-DAKSH was later merged, but it did not own PM-DAKSH itself. Option C, Rural Development, runs livelihood missions of its own and had no part in this scheme. Option D, Labour and Employment, deals with employment exchanges and labour welfare rather than this training programme. The ownership follows from the target groups, which were Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes, the Economically Weaker Sections, De-notified Tribes and Safai Karamcharis.
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Practice Questions
How many candidates were trained under PM-DAKSH between 2020-21 and 2023-24?
- A.96,162
- B.1,87,305
- C.2,76,470
- D.3,09,500
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That many candidates were trained under PM-DAKSH in the years from 2020-21 to 2023-24.
Read the full explanation →Under PM-DAKSH, what minimum share of trained candidates had an institute to place, failing which its third instalment was forfeited?
- A.50 per cent
- B.60 per cent
- C.70 per cent
- D.80 per cent
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After a course finished, the training institute had to provide wage employment or self-employment to at least that share of the candidates it had trained.
Read the full explanation →Why was PM-DAKSH subsumed under PMKVY from 2024-25?
- A.Its allotted funds had been exhausted
- B.Its job roles, drawn from the Skill India Digital Hub, duplicated those of PMKVY
- C.The three implementing corporations were wound up
- D.Its target groups were transferred to state governments
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PM-DAKSH was an additionality to PMKVY, and every job role used for skill training under it was taken from the Skill India Digital Hub portal, where PMKVY job roles are also listed.
Read the full explanation →Under which theme did ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, observe Swachh Bharat Diwas during the campaign?
- A.Swachhata Hi Seva
- B.Swachhta Mein Sahbhag - Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat
- C.Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam
- D.Waste to Wealth, Waste to Art
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ICAR-IARI in New Delhi observed Swachh Bharat Diwas on 2 October 2026 on this theme, with a series of cleanliness activities across the institute and a call for sustained participation in keeping the campus clean and healthy.
Read the full explanation →Who is the Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education and Director General of ICAR, who addressed the Swachh Bharat Diwas programme at ICAR-IARI?
- A.Dr. Mangi Lal Jat
- B.Shivraj Singh Chouhan
- C.Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra
- D.Pralhad Joshi
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Speaking at the Swachh Bharat Diwas programme of ICAR-IARI in New Delhi, he appreciated the cleanliness drive, asked for Swachhata to be treated as a year-round and team-based activity, and said a better workplace environment supports the well-being of employees as well as the advancement of science.
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