Aajeevika Skills

WHAT is Aajeevika Skills?

Aajeevika Skill: Making Rural Poor Youth Employable

Aajeevika- National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) is an initiative launched by Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India in June 2011. The Aajeevika Skill is a sub-mission under NRLM. It has evolved out of the need to:

•  cater to the occupational aspirations of the rural youth who are poor and •  to diversify incomes of the rural poor. ASDP gives young people from poor communities an opportunity to upgrade their skills and enter the skilled work force in growing sectors of the economy. Training and placementschemesare run in partnership with public, private, nongovernment and community organizations. Strong relationships are being built with industry associations and employers’. The target is to skill and place 50 lakhs youth in the formal sector by 2017. Key Features  •  Provides customized residential and non residential training  •  Minimum 624 hours of training with modules on trade specific skills, IT and soft skills.  •  Special programs for Jammu and Kashmir, Minorities and Most critical Left wing     Extremist Districts  •  Implemented under the supervision of the central and state governments   •  75% assured placement above minimum wages  •  Post placement support  •  Food and transport support during training WHY Aajeevika Skills? Aajeevika Skills is needed because India enjoys the advantage of having the world’s largest population of young people. If we invest adequately in their education and employability, this youth power has the potential to transform the Indian economy. Turning this potential into reality is one of the most significant initiatives that the Central and the State governments need to take have embarked upon. One estimate has it that India has the capacity to create 500 million skilled and certified technicians by the year 2022. If this is done it would make India’s growth more inclusive and shared.