Reaching out to youths in the ‘hardcore of Maoist challenge area’, a placement linked skill development scheme targeting 50,000 men and women will be launched in 27 districts on 1 November, rural development minister Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday.
He made the announcement on launch of programme ‘Roshni’ while addressing a function on ‘Aajeevika Skill Development Programme in Most Critical Left Wing Extremist Affected Districts’ of the country here.
‘Roshni will be launched in a systematic way on November 1 in 27 districts. These districts, to my mind, constitute the hardcore of the Maoist challenge area. Our objective here is to train and place 50,000 youth over the next three years,’ Ramesh said.
At least 50 per cent of the candidates covered under ‘Roshni’ will be women. The scheme will be implemented through training partners from the private and public sectors as well as non-profit organisations. Beneficiaries aged between 18-35 years from poor families will be selected and they will be trained for employment in many sectors. ‘We should ensure an adequate number of women trained.
That should be a non-negotiable. 50 per cent of them should be women,” Ramesh said.
He made the announcement on launch of programme ‘Roshni’ while addressing a function on ‘Aajeevika Skill Development Programme in Most Critical Left Wing Extremist Affected Districts’ of the country here.
‘Roshni will be launched in a systematic way on November 1 in 27 districts. These districts, to my mind, constitute the hardcore of the Maoist challenge area. Our objective here is to train and place 50,000 youth over the next three years,’ Ramesh said.
At least 50 per cent of the candidates covered under ‘Roshni’ will be women. The scheme will be implemented through training partners from the private and public sectors as well as non-profit organisations. Beneficiaries aged between 18-35 years from poor families will be selected and they will be trained for employment in many sectors. ‘We should ensure an adequate number of women trained.
That should be a non-negotiable. 50 per cent of them should be women,” Ramesh said.