Skill India Mission and PMKVY
Outcome Orientation Gap
The report's critique that existing skilling programmes "lack outcome orientation and placement support" directly engages with the design of India's flagship skilling scheme, the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), under the Skill India Mission.
- PMKVY was launched on 15 July 2015 (National Skill Development Mission day) under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE, created 2014), and is implemented through the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
- PMKVY operates on a "Recognition of Prior Learning" (RPL) and short-term training (STT) model, offering monetary rewards for skill certification, but has faced persistent criticism over low post-training placement rates
- The scheme has gone through multiple phases (PMKVY 1.0: 2015-16; PMKVY 2.0: 2016-2020; PMKVY 3.0/4.0 in subsequent years) with successive redesigns attempting to link funding to placement outcomes
- Complementary vehicles include Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) under the Directorate General of Training (DGT), and apprenticeship schemes under the Apprentices Act, 1961 (as amended)
● Tracked since April 01, 2026 · last seen August 27, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
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