Pradhan Mantri Kaushalya Vikas Yojana (PMKVY): Pradhan Mantri Kaushalya Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Govt. of India. The objective of this scheme is to enable a large number of youth to take up industry-relevant skill training that will help them in securing a better livelihood. PMKVY is 100% centrally sponsored scheme, implemented with a vision of a “Skilled India”

This scheme has two components:

• 1. Centrally Sponsored Centrally Managed (CSCM) known as the Central Component to be implemented by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).
• 2. Centrally Sponsored State Managed (CSSM) known as the State Component to be implemented by the State Skill Development.

Pradhan Mantri Kaushalya Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2.0 scheme was implemented during the year 2016 to 2020. As State Skill Development Mission (SSDM), Maharashtra State Skill Development Society implemented trainings under Centrally Sponsored State Managed (CSSM) component. Under CSSM, trainings were conducted in Short Term Training (STT) format.