Sri Vijaya Puram, Sept. 19: The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), GoI will be celebrating the 1st Anniversary of PM Vishwakarma Scheme tomorrow (Sept.20). The PM Vishwakarma scheme was launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India on 17th September, 2023 and the scheme aims at upskilling the Vishwakarmas with the knowledge of modern tools and techniques coupled with credit support for expanding their business with the objective of bringing Samman, Samarthya and Samriddhi to the Vishwakarmas. As on 12th September, 2024, under the Basic Skill Training Component, a total of 8,30,678 Vishwakarmas have been trained under the scheme.
As part of the celebration, a mega event has been planned at Wardha, Maharashtra tomorrow (Sept. 20) which will be graced by the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi. A total of 500 Centres have been shortlisted on pan India basis where the event at Wardha will be live telecast.
The UT Administration of Andaman & Nicobar Islands will also join in the celebration at a programme to be organized at Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Auditorium, Dollygunj, Sri Vijaya Puram on Sept.20, 2024 from 11 am onwards. Shri Narendra Modi ji, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India will virtually (through Video Conferencing) attend the mega event.
Shri Bishnu Pada Ray, Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Shri Keshav Chandra, IAS, Chief Secretary, A&N Administration and other dignitaries will also grace the occasion.
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