{"id":58541,"date":"2025-11-06T19:26:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=58541"},"modified":"2025-11-07T16:20:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T10:50:55","slug":"pmkvy-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/06-11-2025\/pmkvy-corruption","title":{"rendered":"Corruption in the Governance of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/Governance; GS4\/ Ethics&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) recently blacklisted 178 Training Partners (TPs) and Training Centres (TCs) for <strong>large-scale irregularities under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The issues included <strong>fake documentation, absentee students, inflated bills, and non-existent centres.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About PMKVY<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Launched:<\/strong> 2015 under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Implementing Agency: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/editorial-analysis\/24-09-2025\/india-skilling-crisis-and-nsdc\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/editorial-analysis\/24-09-2025\/india-skilling-crisis-and-nsdc\">National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Objective: <\/strong>To provide skill training and certification to youth to enhance employability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Beneficiaries (till June 2025):<\/strong> Over 1.64 crore youth trained.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Budget (FY 2024\u201325): \u20b91,538 crore.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Latest Phase:<\/strong> PMKVY 4.0 (2022\u20132026) \u2013 focuses on industry-linked courses, digital monitoring, and local-level skill hubs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Example<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Similar corruption patterns were seen earlier in <strong>Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan ghost schools and MGNREGA fake job cards<\/strong> \u2014 showing a broader structural problem in scheme governance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Governance and Ethical\/Administrative Concern<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Integrity &amp; Accountability:<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>Public funds meant for youth empowerment were diverted for private gain, breaching fiduciary trust.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transparency:<\/strong> Denial of information under RTI citing \u201cconfidentiality\u201d reflects opacity in public administration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Public Interest vs Private Profit:<\/strong> The PPP model turned exploitative without adequate checks, violating the principle of public service orientation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Professional Ethics<\/strong>: Officials and partners ignored due diligence, honesty, and fairness\u2014core civil service values.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Justice and Equity:<\/strong> Genuine trainees were deprived of opportunities due to diversion of resources to fake beneficiaries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Moral Hazard: <\/strong>Weak punishment mechanisms encouraged repetition of misconduct.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Implications<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Economic:<\/strong> Wastage of taxpayer money; failure to bridge India\u2019s skill gap.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Social:<\/strong> Erosion of trust among youth and employers in government certifications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Administrative: <\/strong>Freeze on training activities in several districts; disruption of employment pipeline.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reputational:<\/strong> Weakens India\u2019s Skill India Mission and undermines the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Way Forward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Strengthening Monitoring and Evaluation:&nbsp;<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Introduce Aadhaar-based biometric attendance and geo-tagging of trainees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Third-party audits of TCs by independent agencies like CAG-empanelled firms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reforming the NSDC Governance Structure:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Separate implementation and regulation wings to avoid conflict of interest.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure parliamentary oversight and annual performance audits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Promoting Transparency:&nbsp;<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make public disclosure of blacklisted entities, inspection reports, and fund recovery status.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strengthen RTI compliance and digital dashboards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Linking Funds to Outcomes:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adopt an Outcome-Based Funding Model \u2013 release payments only after verified placement and skill certification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: TH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In News<\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) recently blacklisted 178 Training Partners (TPs) and Training Centres (TCs) for large-scale irregularities under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>About PMKVY<\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Launched: 2015 under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Implementing Agency: National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Objective: To provide skill training and certification to youth to enhance employability.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Beneficiaries (till June 2025): Over 1.64 crore youth trained.<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/06-11-2025\/pmkvy-corruption\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read\u00a0More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":58626,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pmkvy-corruption.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58541"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58594,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58541\/revisions\/58594"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}