<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">More than 7.36 lakh candidates were trained under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0 over the last one year. Over 1.20 lakh candidates were trained under Customised Crash Course programme for COVID warriors. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship said that two lakh 28 thousand students were enrolled in one thousand 957 Skill Hubs this year. Skill Hub initiative aims to facilitate and make education more relevant and create industry fit skilled workforce.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">The Ministry said that 116 Government Industrial Training Institutes, ITIs were given approval for running drone courses. A total of 274 Government ITIs were given approval for running Dual System of Training, DST. The first ever convocation was held for more than 14 thousand ITIs at National, State and ITI level on 17th September this year for more than 8.5 lakh trainees with a participation of 1.1 million virtually. Around 10 thousand working women and ITI girl students were given training for self-defence.</span></p>