ANSWER: Yuva
Explanation:
The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the YUVA - a skill development programme and an initiative by Delhi Police under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana.
The ‘YUVA’ initiative by Delhi Police aims to connect with youth by upgrading their skill as per their competencies.
It will help them to get a gainful employment under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna under the Ministry of Skill Development.
Delhi Police has tied up with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for providing mass job linked skill training for the selected youth.
National Skill Development Corporation shall be providing skill training to the youth under ‘Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna’ (PMKVY) and CII will provide job linked training through its Sector Skill Councils who are connected to industry and thereby provide job guarantee.
A detailed exercise was conducted in all 13 districts of Delhi Police to select the youth in the age of 17 - 25 years for this training belonging to categories such as School dropouts, Juvenile offenders, Victims of crimes and families in dire states.
So far, 2,269 candidates have been selected to be trained by 36 training partners in 45 skills in the next three months.
