What is in news : Indian Railways took a leap in advancement of Skill India Mission by launching the “Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana (RKVY)” under the aegis of “Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)”.

Features :

• Under Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana, training will be provided to 50,000 candidates over a period of three years.
• The training will initially be provided to 1000 candidates in four trades -Welder, Electrician, Fitter and Machinist. The training will include basic initial training of 100 hours.
• A total of 75 Railway Training Institutes have been shortlisted from across the country to provide training in the mentioned disciplines to cover youth from all over the country.
• The training programs in other trades will be added by zonal railways and production units based on regional demands and needs assessment.
• The training will be completely free of cost and the participants will be selected based on the applications received online.
• The selection process will follow a transparent mechanism based on marks in matriculation.
• A nodal website will be developed as a single source of information regarding the training programs, notification inviting application, selected candidates lists, selection results, final assessment and study material.
• All trainees will have to undergo a standardized assessment and will be awarded certificates in their respective trade by the National Rail & Transportation Institute after completion of their training.
• They will also be given relevant toolkits that would help them utilize their learnings and enhance their capacity for employability in various industries.

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Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana

• Launched in 2015
• Under Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE)
• Implemented by National Skill Development Corporation.
• Objective: is to enable a large number of Indian youth to take up industry-relevant skill training that will help them in securing a better livelihood.
• Individuals with prior learning experience or skills will also be assessed and certified under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).