Vishwakarma Yojana will not only provide welfare to the workers, but it will also prove to be a game changer in the elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made a big promise to the countrymen of the Vishwakarma Yojana from the ramparts of the Red Fort to improve the lives of the skilled community, which has also been approved by the Union Cabinet. Lord Vishwakarma etc. is the god of craftsmen and skills, so this scheme of the Central Government will be implemented in the whole country from the upcoming Vishwakarma Jayanti, 17th September. Analysts predict that this scheme could prove to be a game changer in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the assembly elections to be held in five states before that.

In the initial phase of this scheme, India’s native 18 skilled carpenters, boat makers, blacksmiths, locksmiths, goldsmiths, potters, sculptors (stone carvers, stone breakers), tanners, masons, basketry, matting, broom makers, weavers, Doll and toy makers (traditional), barbers, gardeners, washermen, tailors and fishing net makers will be covered. The new Vishwakarma scheme will encourage small scale industries and link these traditional skills to the MSME chain. Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other backward classes will get maximum benefit from this scheme. The OBC society has welcomed this scheme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and has expressed gratitude towards him. Most of the skilled creatures usually come from the above societies. If this plan is implemented effectively, then the economic scenario of this society will change and they will be able to work more efficiently. It is believed that this scheme will bring a big change in the financial condition of 30 lakh families. This scheme will also help small businesses and workers to grow their business and improve their economic condition.

This scheme will be started even before the implementation of code of conduct for assembly elections of five states and this scheme will be promoted in all these states because in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan the vote percentage of OBC community is significant and this category The core voter of the Bharatiya Janata Party has been. A recent survey has come from Madhya Pradesh that 61 percent of the OBC community there is still liking the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Through the Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Yojana, skill development will be done for the workers who enhance the skill works under the guru-shishya tradition and they will also be helped in providing credit facility and access to the market. 13 thousand crore rupees will be spent on this historic scheme over a period of five years between the financial year 2023-24 to the financial year 2027-28. In this plan, special care will be taken that how these sections get maximum skill development and information about new types of equipment and designs can be obtained. There will be two types of skill development programs under this scheme, the first will be basic and the second will be advanced. People doing this course will also get honorarium. Giving information about the scheme, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that there are many sections in small towns who are engaged in skill-related works under the Guru Shishya tradition. In the first phase of this scheme, assistance up to Rs. 1 lakh and in the second phase up to Rs. 2 lakh will be given in the form of loan at an interest rate of just 5 percent.

After arranging the business under the scheme, a concessional loan of Rs 2 lakh will be provided in the second phase. Under this scheme, recognition will also be given to artisans and craftsmen by providing PM Vishwakarma certificate. The most important fact is that under this scheme, the artisans will be provided incentives and market support in digital transactions. Under this, assistance of Rs 15,000 will be given to buy modern equipment. Under this scheme only one person from a family will be given the benefit of the scheme.

Fortunately, September 17 is also the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is establishing himself as the architect of New India. Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister of the country, he has honored the working class on the completion of the construction work done during his tenure, whether it is the occasion of the inauguration of the new Parliament House and Bharat Mandapam or inviting workers and artisans to the 15th August ceremony. To be done

There is also a big fact that all the governments that were there before 2014 kept on raising hue and cry about the welfare of laborers and artisans but did nothing for them. Due to the policies of the previous governments, many of the artisans doing their traditional work have become extinct and even those who are getting it in the present times, their work often lacks quality. This is happening for the first time in the history of the country that a Prime Minister has brought such a comprehensive scheme in the interest of skilled people. Respecting the skilled people and increasing their work efficiency, where they are respected, it is also the real worship of Lord Vishwakarma.

It is also believed that the Vishwakarma Yojana will improve the infrastructure of the country as well as accelerate economic activities and have a positive impact on environmental protection. This scheme is also living up to the concept of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat as all types of skilled people from potters in Lucknow to fishing and fishing nets in Tamil Nadu and Kerala will be covered by this scheme.

Mrityunjay Dixit