Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana: Indian Railways to provide entry level training to 50,000 youths; details

As part of 75 years of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Railway Ministry has launched Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana, a program under the Modi government’s Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana. The Centre’s Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana aims to empower India’s youth by offering entry level training in industry relevant skills through Indian Railways’ training institutes. According to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the vision of skill development is an integral part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision and under this Yojna, 50 thousand youths will be trained in total. This initiative’s aim is to impart training skills to the nation’s youth in various trades in a bid to bring qualitative improvement. The minister also emphasized that under Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana, training to be conducted in remote areas.