“PMKVY 4.0 will be launched to skill lakhs of youth within the next three years. It will cover courses for Industry 4.0, Covid, AI, robotics, mechatronics, IoT and drones,” Sitharaman said.
She further added that to skill youth for international opportunity, 30 skill India international centers will be set up across various states.
In addition to this, a unified “Skill India” platform will also be launched.
“It will enable demand based formal skilling, linking with employers (including MSMEs) and facilitating access to entrepreneurial schemes,” she said.
The Skill India mission was launched in 2015 with a focus on skilling, reskilling and upskilling. Under this, the government has been implementing various skill development schemes across the country through over 20 central ministries/departments. PMKVY 1.0 was launched in 2015, PMKVY 2.0 in 2017 and PMKVY 3.0 in January 2021.
