1,50,000 youths across the state will receive free skill development training each year
FinTech BizNews Service
Mumbai, September 20, 2024: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Acharya Chanakya
Skill Development’ scheme of the Government of Maharashtra. Skill development training
centers will be established in renowned colleges across the state to provide training to youth aged
15 to 45, enabling them to become self-reliant and access various employment opportunities.
Around 1,50,000 youths across the state will receive free skill development training each year.
The Prime Minister also launched ‘Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Women Startup Scheme’.
Under the scheme, early-stage support will be given to women-led startups in Maharashtra.
Financial assistance up to Rs25 lakh will be provided. 25% of the total provisions under this
scheme will be reserved for women from backward classes and economically weaker sections as
specified by the government. It will help women-led startups become self-reliant and
independent.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the National PM Vishwakarma Program in Wardha,
Maharashtra today. The Prime Minister launched the ‘Acharya Chanakya Skill Development ’ scheme
and ‘Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Women Startup Scheme’. He released certificates and loans to PM
Vishwakarma beneficiaries and also released a commemorative stamp dedicated to mark one year of
progress under PM Vishwakarma. Shri Modi laid the foundation stone of PM Mega Integrated Textile
Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park at Amravati, Maharashtra. The Prime Minister took a
walkthrough of the exhibition showcased on the occasion.
