The number of individuals/ youths who have  received the skill development training for skill development of minorities during 2019-20 is 1,77,789 and 2020-21 is 1,01,459.  Despite the challenges due to Covid -19 pandemic the Ministry has been able to successfully complete the training programmes.

Under skill development scheme, 84,779 women/girls from minority groups have been trained for Modular Employable Skills (MES) courses, since its inception till 2016. From 2017-18 onwards, the Ministry adopted Common Norms completely with NSQF complaint courses.

343 Project Implementation Agencies (Institutions/ Societies/ Organisations/ NGOs) have been working with skill development schemes of the Ministry.

This information was given by the Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

 

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