Posted On: 02 APR 2026 3:54PM by PIB Delhi The Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey today informed Lok Sabha that the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing skilling interventions for the tribal population under the scheme of Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA). Under this initiative, a target has been set to establish 30 Tribal Skilling Centres across the country for training 1,000 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) and tribal groups. As on date, 30 Tribal Skilling Centres have been established across 30 districts, with an enrolment of 22,768 beneficiaries in 1,131 batches. Further, 300 VDVKs have been sanctioned, out of which progress has been reported in 264 VDVKs. The details of the skill centres established by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in thirty districts across country are placed at Annexure-I. As on date, 30 Tribal Skilling Centres have been established, and 264 VDVKs have been trained. Details are placed at Annexure-I. Annexure-I List of Skilling Centres by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship under DAJGUA Sl. No Name of the State Name of the District Sanctioned Centers Inaugurated Centers 1 Bihar Paschim Champaran 1 1 2 Chhattisgarh Bastar 4 4 Surguja Kondagoan Sukma 3 Gujarat Valsad 2 2 Surat 4 Jharkhand Ranchi 3 3 Simdega Dumka 5 Karnataka Raichur 1 1 6 Madhya Pradesh Dhar 4 4 Mandala Dindori Ratlam 7 Maharashtra Nandurbar 2 2 Nashik 8 Manipur Senapati 1 1 9 Meghalaya East Khasi Hills 1 1 10 Orissa Mayurbhanj 5 5 Sundargarh Malkangiri Rayagada Sambalpur 11 Rajasthan Jaipur 1 1 12 Telangana Adilabad 1 1 13 Tripura Dhalai 1 1 14 Uttar Pradesh Sonbhadra 1 1 15 West Bengal Purulia 1 1 16 DD&DNH Dadra& Nagar Haveli 1 1 Grand Total 30 30 ***** RN/ (Release ID: 2248338) Visitor Counter : 321 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी Ministry of Tribal Affairs SKILL CENTRES UNDER DAJGUA Posted On: 02 APR 2026 3:54PM by PIB Delhi The Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey today informed Lok Sabha that the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing skilling interventions for the tribal population under the scheme of Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA). Under this initiative, a target has been set to establish 30 Tribal Skilling Centres across the country for training 1,000 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) and tribal groups. As on date, 30 Tribal Skilling Centres have been established across 30 districts, with an enrolment of 22,768 beneficiaries in 1,131 batches. Further, 300 VDVKs have been sanctioned, out of which progress has been reported in 264 VDVKs. The details of the skill centres established by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in thirty districts across country are placed at Annexure-I. As on date, 30 Tribal Skilling Centres have been established, and 264 VDVKs have been trained. Details are placed at Annexure-I. Annexure-I List of Skilling Centres by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship under DAJGUA Sl. No Name of the State Name of the District Sanctioned Centers Inaugurated Centers 1 Bihar Paschim Champaran 1 1 2 Chhattisgarh Bastar 4 4 Surguja Kondagoan Sukma 3 Gujarat Valsad 2 2 Surat 4 Jharkhand Ranchi 3 3 Simdega Dumka 5 Karnataka Raichur 1 1 6 Madhya Pradesh Dhar 4 4 Mandala Dindori Ratlam 7 Maharashtra Nandurbar 2 2 Nashik 8 Manipur Senapati 1 1 9 Meghalaya East Khasi Hills 1 1 10 Orissa Mayurbhanj 5 5 Sundargarh Malkangiri Rayagada Sambalpur 11 Rajasthan Jaipur 1 1 12 Telangana Adilabad 1 1 13 Tripura Dhalai 1 1 14 Uttar Pradesh Sonbhadra 1 1 15 West Bengal Purulia 1 1 16 DD&DNH Dadra& Nagar Haveli 1 1 Grand Total 30 30 ***** RN/ (Release ID: 2248338) <a href='https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=&su=SKILL CENTRES UNDER DAJGUA&body=ht
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