{"data": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "id": "PIB-2326437", "url": "https://publicfeed.in/orders/PIB-2326437", "headline": "PM-DAKSH skill training scheme merged with PMKVY", "summary": "The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment reported on 22 October 2026 that the PM-DAKSH scheme, which provided skill training for SC, OBC, EWS, and other marginalized groups, has been merged with the PMKVY scheme. This decision, effective from 2024-25, aims to avoid duplication as both schemes used the same job roles from the Skill India Digital Hub. Between 2020-21 and 2023-24, the program trained 1,87,305 candidates and placed 96,162 in jobs, with a total expenditure of Rs. 309.5 crores.", "key_points": ["1,87,305 candidates trained and 96,162 placed between 2020-21 and 2023-24", "Total expenditure incurred till date: Rs. 309.5 crores", "Merged with PMKVY from 2024-25 to avoid duplication of training roles", "Training institutes must provide employment to at least 70% of candidates to receive full payment"], "issued_date": "2026-10-22", "listing_date": "2026-10-22", "document": {"form": "Press release", "number": "2326437", "type": "Press release", "legal_character": "informational_communication", "functions": ["announces"], "cites": ["Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) Scheme"]}, "issuer": "Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment", "department": "Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment", "source": {"key": "pib", "name": "Press Information Bureau", "site": "pib.gov.in", "official_url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2326437"}, "topics": ["skill training", "social justice", "employment"], "reader_topics": ["Jobs & recruitment"], "intent": "updates", "states": [], "national": true, "places": [], "applies_to": ["skill training beneficiaries"], "dates": [{"kind": "period_start", "date": "2020-01-01", "wording": "2020-21", "what": "launch of PM-DAKSH", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "effective", "date": "2024-04-01", "wording": "From 2024-25 onwards", "what": "merger of PM-DAKSH with PMKVY", "counts_from": null}], "revision": "1283a03dc4f63924", "recorded_at": "2026-10-22T08:55:36.406989+00:00", "provenance": {"method": "ai_summary", "automated_check": "pass", "human_review": "pending"}}, "meta": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "count": 1, "next": null, "plan": "free", "feed_updated_at": "2026-10-25T02:43:54.687916+00:00", "generated_at": "2026-10-25T03:08:34+00:00"}, "attribution": "Data: PublicFeed (https://publicfeed.in), summarising official documents linked in each record. Summaries are AI-generated and not legal advice; the official original is the authority.", "license": "https://publicfeed.in/terms#data-licence"}