With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the following statements :
- 1.It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
- 2.It, among other things, will also impart training in soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy.
- 3.It aims to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce of the country to the National Skill Qualification Framework.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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Answer: C. Statement 1 is wrong: PMKVY is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Statement 2 is correct: it includes soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy. Statement 3 is correct: it aims to align skills of the unregulated workforce with the National Skills Qualification Framework. So 2 and 3.
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Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because PMKVY is not under the Ministry of Labour.
- B. Wrong because statement 3 is also correct.
- D. Wrong because statement 1 is false.
Source to check: PMKVY official website (pmkvyofficial.org), Scheme Guidelines 2016–20, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
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