DIVYANG KAUSHAL YOJANA TO PROVIDE CUSTOMIZED TRAINING TO DIVYANGJAN IN IT, AVGC AND HOSPITALITY SECTORS

• Two new Union Budget 2026-27 schemes for Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan): Divyangjan Kaushal Yojana (skilling) and Divyang Sahara Yojana (assistive technology access).
• Operationalises the Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas vision by routing Divyangjan into task-oriented, process-driven sunrise sectors (IT, AVGC, hospitality, F&B).
• UPSC relevance: GS-II (welfare schemes for vulnerable sections), GS-III (skilling, AVGC sector), Prelims (scheme-ministry-sector mapping).