Prime Minister Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman (PM-VIKAS) scheme has been announced for traditional artisans and craftsmen in the budget 2023-24.
This scheme will enable traditional artisans and craftsmen to improve the quality, scale and reach of their products and enable them to integrate with the MSMEs value chain.
The scheme includes financial support as well as access to advanced skills, training, knowledge of modern digital technologies and efficient green technologies, brand promotion and social security.
In this, more focus has been given to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, women and weaker sections.