Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Current Affairs, GK & News

Skill Ministry invites applications for Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship

March 25, 2021

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, in association with 9 IIMS has invited applications for “Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship” till March 27, 2021. Highlights The programme has invited application in  in collaboration with IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM-Jammu, IIM Udaipur, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Nagpur, IIM Visakhapatnam, IIM Lucknow and IIM Ranchi. It comprises of classroom ..

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Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship Programme- Key Facts

February 15, 2021

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship recently rolled out the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF) programme in all the districts India. Highlights The programme was earlier working across 69 districts. Fellows under the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship will acquire the academic expertise and technical competency. The expertise will help them to understand the overall ..

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Pradhan Mantri Kausal Vikas Yojana 3.0

January 15, 2021

On January 15, 2021, the Government of India is to launch the third phase of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana. The third Phase is to be implemented by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. What are the key features of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0? Under the third phase of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal ..

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Update on National Policy on Skill Development

March 20, 2020

On March 20, 2020, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship presented the update on National Policy on Skill Development in Rajya Sabha Highlights The following initiatives have been taken under the policy by the Ministry since 2015 The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana was launched under the policy. It provides short term skill training to ..

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73 lakh candidates trained under PMKVY

February 5, 2020

‘Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana’ (PMKVY) is the flagship skill development scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. It is implemented by the National Skill Development Corporation and aims to impart skills to one Crore persons of the country by 2020. It was launched in the year 2015, on the National skills day, ..

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