Govt launches NIPUN scheme to train over 1 lakh construction workers

Context

The government launched a project named National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman workers (NIPUN) for skill training of 100,000 construction workers.

About

• The NIPUN project is launched under the flagship scheme of the Deendayal Antyodaya-Yojana National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) to train construction workers through fresh skilling and upskilling programs which will provide them with work opportunities in foreign countries also.
• Project NIPUN will facilitate and support convergence with related ministries. 
• It will provide trainees with ‘Kaushal Bhima’, three-year accidental insurance with coverage of Rs 2 lakhs, digital skills such as cashless transactions and the BHIM app, orientation about entrepreneurship, and EPF and BOCW facilities. 

Nodal Agency

• The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), the nodal agency under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India will implement the NIPUN project.
• NSDC will be responsible for the overall execution of training, monitoring and candidate tracking. 

Implementation

• The NIPUN project implementation is divided into three parts, 
• training through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) at construction sites
• training through Fresh skilling by Plumbing and Infrastructure SSC
• International Placement through industries, builders, and contractors.