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Haryana Budget: Youth sector allocated Rs. 1,349.47 crore
The aim is to provide skill training and employment opportunities to 60,000 youths in upcoming year
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, February 23, 2024 - The Haryana government has allocated Rs. 1,349.47 crore for youth empowerment and entrepreneurship in the budget for the year 2024-25. Chief Minister, Shri Manohar Lal presented the budget for 2024-25 as the finance minister in the Haryana Vidhan Sabha today.He informed that youth empowerment, employment and entrepreneurship has been an important focus area for the Government. In the previous years, skill training was being undertaken by the Haryana Skill Development Mission through private training partners.
The Government has decided to focus on and undertake short-term skill development and training through the Government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).
Manohar Lal mentioned that under ‘Mission 60,000’, the Government intends to provide skill training and employment opportunities to at least 60,000 youth in the coming year. The Contractors Saksham Yuva scheme has been launched in February 2024.
This scheme has been started with the objective of identifying and training 10,000 youth as contractors for development works of up to Rs. 25 lakhs in Panchayati Raj Institutions, Urban Local Bodies and the Government sector.
The 3-month skill training will be provided by Shri Vishwakarma Skill University and hand-holding in GST registration and registration on Haryana Engineering Works portal etc. will be provided so that these youth will be able to immediately on completion of training obtain work and also provide employment to others.
He mentioned that the Van Mitra scheme was launched in February 2024.The objective of this scheme is to encourage community participation in tree plantation activities on non-forest lands through 7500 workers from economically weaker sections.
Every worker will work for four years as guardians of 1000 plants each so that these plants grow into trees. In lieu of this, they will be paid a prescribed honorarium per plant. This scheme will not only provide employment to youth but also assist in environmental sustainability.
Manohar Lal mentioned that Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam (HKRN) has successfully deployed approximately 1.11 lakh active personnel, with 18,067 fresh deployments contributing to the workforce.
He said that manpower deployed through HKRN enjoy social security and healthcare benefits fostering a supportive work environment.He mentioned that HKRN is actively exploring opportunities for overseas placement in the international job market and providing opportunities in the private sector.
Training program for the participants registered for availing overseas placement opportunities in the construction sector in Israel has been conducted in January, 2024.
Manohar Lal mentioned that new Government Industrial Training Institutes in Pratap Nagar in Yamuna Nagar district and Kanauli in Panchkula district have commenced admissions last year.
The construction work of six new Government ITIs at Mohna, Sector 18, Sikrona and Tigaon in Faridabad district and, Sehlang & Satnali in Mahendragarh district has been completed. During 2024-25, the construction work of six new ITIs at Jeevan Nagar in Sirsa district, Sisai in Hisar district, Pegain Jind district, Shahbad & Basantpur in Kurukshetra district and Indri in Karnal district is likely to be completed.
He stated that Shri Vishwakarma Skill University has launched the “Super 30” Entrepreneurship Development Program in collaboration with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). The program aims to select 30 participants with innovative business ideas and skills through a rigorous selection process for a six-month course.
Manohar Lal announced last year that the government will establish a Venture Capital Fund with a corpus of Rs. 200 crore in association with banks and financial institutions to provide financial support through loans and equity to start-up entrepreneurs who are women or come from families with an annual income of upto Rs. 1.80 lakhs or belong to the Scheduled Castes or Backward Classes. The Venture Capital Fund will assist the youth in becoming entrepreneurs where the project cost is upto Rs. 5 crore. This scheme will become operational in FY 2024-25.