NIFTEM-K to Implement PM VIKAS Scheme for Skill Training of Minority Youth

New Delhi, December 27: The National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Minority Affairs to implement the Pradhan Mantri Vikas (PM VIKAS) scheme, aimed at strengthening skills and livelihood opportunities for youth from minority communities.

The MoU was signed on December 22, 2025, in New Delhi, following NIFTEM-K’s selection as a Project Implementing Agency under the scheme. The institute is among a limited number of Institutes of National Importance chosen to roll out PM VIKAS interventions.

Under the project, NIFTEM-K will train 2,110 beneficiaries across three job roles—Multi Skill Technician (Food Processing), Millet Products Processor, and Assistant Baking Technician. Training programmes will be conducted at seven locations spanning four states: Jharkhand, Bihar, Punjab, and Haryana.

The initiative focuses on enhancing employability through need-based, industry-aligned skill development, while also facilitating market and credit linkages to help beneficiaries integrate into the economic mainstream. Training will be compliant with the National Skills Qualification Framework and delivered through courses approved by the National Council for Vocational Education and Training.

In addition to skills training, the programme will support placement of eligible candidates in wage employment, self-employment, or apprenticeships, including opportunities within the organised sector. Successful participants will receive certification from institutions approved by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and NCVET.

The PM VIKAS training programme is expected to be rolled out from January 2026, reinforcing the government’s focus on inclusive growth through targeted skilling and entrepreneurship support for minority communities.