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PM VIKAS Scheme
Context:
A skill training and women entrepreneurship development project under the PM VIKAS Scheme will be launched on 17th July 2025 at IIIT Kottayam, aiming to train 450 minority candidates in Kerala with future-ready and entrepreneurial skills.
Pradhan MantriVirasatKaSamvardhan (PM VIKAS) Scheme
- Launched by: Ministry of Minority Affairs
- Objective: Integrated support for skill development, education, leadership, and entrepreneurship among India’s six notified minority communities:
- Muslims
- Christians
- Sikhs
- Buddhists
- Jains
- Parsis
- PM VIKAS integrates multiple earlier schemes such as:
- USTTAD (Upgrading Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development)
- NaiManzil (education + skill training for school dropouts)
- NaiRoshni (leadership training for minority women)
- SeekhoaurKamao (skill development)
- HamariDharohar (cultural heritage preservation)
Project Highlights – IIIT Kottayam Initiative (2025)
- Implementing Agency: IIIT Kottayam
- Beneficiaries: 450 individuals from minority communities
- 150 youth to be trained in Internet of Things (IoT) – a high-employment emerging tech domain
- 300 women to undergo entrepreneurship and leadership training
- Support Mechanism:
- All participants to receive stipends during training
- Industry linkages for employment/self-employment
- Mentorship support by IIIT Kottayam for incubation and start-up facilitation
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