UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 78
With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the following statements :
- It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
- It, among other things, will also impart training in soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy.
- It aims to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce of the country to the National Skill Qualification Framework.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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Correct answer: C
Correct Option: C
Explanation: PMKVY is the Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry’s flagship programme. It supports technical and soft skills, digital/financial literacy and recognition of prior learning aligned with the NSQF.
Statement/Pair-wise Analysis:
Statement/Item 1: Incorrect - PMKVY is a flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, not the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
Statement/Item 2: Correct - Its training design can include soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy.
Statement/Item 3: Correct - Recognition of prior learning maps unregulated-workforce competencies to the National Skills Qualifications Framework.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 1; omits correct statement/item 2.
B: Incorrect - omits correct statement/item 3.
C: Correct - includes all and only the true statements/items.
D: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 1.