NSDC crackdown continues: staffers get notices for Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana lapses
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📌 Summary:
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NSDC, which implements PMKVY for the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), has sent show-cause notices to ~20 serving and former employees over irregularities flagged by the CAG
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Charges include failure to match job-role selection to market demand, verify accreditation/documents, and ensure Aadhaar-based attendance; cases may be referred to investigating agencies if criminal culpability is found
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CAG audited three phases of PMKVY (2015-2022) covering an outlay of Rs 14,450 crore and a target of training/certifying 1.32 crore candidates
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Audit flagged fake bank account numbers, duplication of beneficiary IDs, and non-payment to training partners for 34 lakh candidates
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CAG (94-page report tabled in Parliament, December 2025) called Centre-State coordination "not effective", NSDC monitoring "unreliable", and cited non-functional biometric attendance devices
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Employees given 15 days to reply; some ex-staffers who left before PMKVY 2.0 guidelines (Dec 2017) call the notices "harassment"
🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 — governance, transparency and accountability in flagship welfare schemes; role of CAG in scheme audit and the gap between scheme design and last-mile delivery
📝 Prelims Facts:
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PMKVY launched in 2015; flagship scheme of MSDE, implemented by NSDC
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Trained over 1.64 crore youth till June 2025; PMKVY 4.0 is ongoing
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CAG report on PMKVY tabled in Parliament in December 2025
🔑 Key Term: PMKVY — Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, India's flagship short-term skill-training and certification scheme
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