PM Vishwakarma Scheme : In News
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently spoke to a group of artisans at an event celebrating the anniversary of the PM Vishwakarma Yojana. The event took place at the Swavalambai ground in Wardha, where the Prime Minister encouraged artisans to explore business opportunities and entrepreneurship.The PM Vishwakarma Yojana is a government program aimed at improving the productivity and success of people involved in traditional occupations like handicrafts and small-scale industries. Since its launch, the scheme has helped more than 6.5 lakh (650,000) artisans by giving them modern machinery and toolkits to improve their work.
