India aims to develop 1 million skilled workers for govt initiatives under PM Kushal Vikas Yojna 4.0
New Delhi: The Indian government is set to cultivate a workforce of one million skilled workers to meet the rising demand for trained personnel across its flagship schemes involving a dozen central ministries. The Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has begun consultations with 12 central ministries to assess their specific requirements for skilled labor to support the effective implementation of these initiatives, according to a senior government official.
Training for these candidates will be conducted under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0, the ministry's flagship skilling program, over the next two years.Candidates will receive either short-term skills training courses or certifications recognizing their prior learning, tailored to align with available skill sets.
Ongoing discussions include collaborations with the Ministry of Home Affairs for the Vibrant Village Programme, the Ministry of Women and Child Development for the VIKALP initiative, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for the Semiconductor Mission, and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy for projects like green hydrogen and the Surya Ghar-Muft Bijli Yojana, among others.
The official noted that preliminary training has already commenced for some programs, while talks are underway with various stakeholder ministries to launch pilot initiatives aimed at imparting skills training to select candidates in additional schemes. “This approach will not only accelerate skills training across the country but also create a skilled workforce equipped for new-age technologies and government programs, ensuring their smooth rollout and effective implementation,” the official explained.
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We received request; will decide soon whether to support TVK: Thirumavalavan
Chennai (PTI): VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Thursday said that his party received a request from TVK for support and the high-level committee of his party will decide whether to support the Vijay-led party to form the government.
The TVK won 108 seats in the 234-member Assembly and emerged as the single largest party. Vijay will have to resign from one of the two constituencies he has won.
Though the Congress party, which has five MLAs, has extended support to TVK, the actor-politician-led party was still short of as many seats to touch the magic number of 118, the majority mark in the 234-member House.
"We received the request letter from TVK. We are thankful for that. We have not ignored his (Vijay's) request. We have a procedure. Therefore, our party's high-level committee will decide soon. We are going to discuss the merits and demerits of our position," the VCK leader told reporters here.
With regard to the delay in the governor's call to the TVK, which is the single largest party, to form the government, Thirumavalavan requested the governor to invite Vijay to form the government. "It is a constitutional right and people's verdict," he added.
Asserting that the governor cannot say that Vijay should hold 118 MLAs' support now itself to form the government, he said that after taking over power, Vijay has to prove an absolute majority only on the floor of the Assembly.
