From now on Class 12 pass applicants can also register under Saksham Yuva Scheme being run by Employment department of Haryana government.
Earlier, only postgraduate and graduate unemployed youth were included in the scheme for providing them unemployment allowance and honourarium. So far, 92,519 graduates and post graduate eligible applicants have been financially benefited under the scheme. A spokesman of the department said that the scheme was launched on November 1, 2016 for postgraduate unemployed youth and later, it was expanded to graduates. Now, it has further been expanded to include Class 12th pass unemployed youth of the state, who could also register online on department’s portal.Unemployment Allowance of Rs 900 per month and additional Rs 6,000 as honourarium would be given to eligible applicants for maximum 100 hours of honorary work per month.Applicants should have passed Class 12th examinations, as regular student, from any recognized school affiliated to Board of School Education Haryana, Bhiwani, Central Board of School Education (CBSE) Delhi and Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) Board, Delhi, situated in Haryana and UT. Applicant’s age should be between 18 to 35 years.