The youth registered under the ‘Saksham Yuva Scheme’ will be given preference in enrolling for the skill training and providing placement under the Haryana Urban Livelihood Mission.
The directions in this regard were given by the Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Monday while presiding over the first meeting of Governing Council of State Urban Livelihood Mission, Haryana here. Manohar Lal said that after the post graduate and science and equivalent graduates, the government is soon going to add more streams under the ambit of the Saksham Yuva Scheme.
It was informed in the meeting that 18 agencies imparting skill training have been empanelled and allocated target to train 15,000 candidates. The agencies are providing training in 93 training centres.
In the current financial year upto October 15, 3430 candidates have been trained and 7440 candidates are under training.
It was also informed that as against the target of 4750, 6510 self help groups (SHGs) has been formed. The bank accounts of 3591 SHGs have been opened and accounts of the remaining SHGs would be opened in next two months as banks have given assurance in this regard.
The Chief Minister directed to make arrangement of providing loan under DRI scheme to people belonging to low income group for setting up their own ventures. Finance Minister Capt. Abhimanyu, Health Minister Anil Vij, Urban Local Bodies Minister Kavita Jain and Minister of State for Labour and Employment Nayab Singh Saini were also present in the meeting.