During last 9 years, assistance worth Rs. 436 crore 71 lakh has been provided to 57 thousand 324 youths under 4 schemes being implemented by Commerce, Industries and Employment Department to help unemployed youths to start their own industries and businesses. Besides, jobs have also been provided to one lakh 50 thousand 710 youths through job-fairs.
Under Rani Durgawati Self-employment Scheme, SC, ST youths are provided financial assistance, training and margin money for starting industries and service sector businesses. Under it, 30 percent margin money subsidy upto a maximum of Rs. 15 lakh is given. The assistance is given to beneficiaries from 18 to 50 years of age whose family income does not exceed Rs. 3 lakh per annum.
Under the scheme, margin money subsidy assistance worth Rs. 42 crore 7 lakh was provided to 15 thousand 551 SC and Rs. 69 crore 77 lakh to 9333 ST youths from year 2004-05 to 2012-13.Under Deendayal Employment Scheme, margin money subsidy of Rs. 18 crore 64 lakh was provided to 19 thousand 585 middle-income group youths with family income is upto Rs. 1.50 lakh per annum to set up their industries and businesses during the last 9 years. Benefit of the scheme is provided to class X or ITI pass outs. Preference in it is given to technical educated/trained and women beneficiaries.
Under Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Srijan Yojana, margin money subsidy worth Rs. 107 crore 77 lakh was provided to 4993 youths in 5 years from 2008-09 to 2012-13. Upper limit of project cost under the scheme is Rs. 25 lakh for manufacturing and Rs. 10 lakh for service sector. Under the scheme, there is quota of 15 percent for urban youths, 25 for rural youths, 35 percent for SC, ST, OBC and women beneficiaries of rural areas and 25 percent for urban areas.
Under Mukhyamantri Yuva Swarozgar Yojana, assistance worth Rs. 158 crore 46 lakh has been sanctioned in 8562 cases from its launch in April this year. There is target under the scheme to benefit 50 thousand youths this year. Under the scheme, loan upto Rs,. 25 lakh is provided.Job-fair Scheme was launched to provide jobs to jobless youths in year 2008-09. Under it, government and private companies are invited to job fairs which provide jobs to youths through direct interaction with them.
So far, one lakh 50 thousand 710 youths have secured jobs through job fairs. Of them, one lakh 13 thousand 247 youths have secured jobs in private companies, 10 thousand 162 in Indian Navy and 4302 youths have secured jobs in Indian Air Force.At employment exchanges, experts give career counselling to youths every week. This helps youths get information about job opportunities and avail benefit of them. So far, one lakh 65 thousand youths have been given career counselling at 8553 sessions.