Maharashtra govt expands training, stipend scheme for youth
state government has modified its apprenticeship scheme 'Mukhya Mantri Yuva Karyaprashikshan Yojana' under which unemployed youths who have completed Class 12 or HSC or diploma or degree holders will be paid a stipend between ₹6,000 to ₹10,000 per month.
The scheme is for six months and would provide benefits to 10 lakhs youths per year, chief minister Eknath Shinde said on Wednesday while addressing a rally in Pandharpur.
«The state will extend ₹6,000 to those who have passed class 12, ₹8,000 to those with ITI and diploma holders and ₹10,000 for those with a degree and post graduation as a stipend,» said Shinde.
While the Mukhya Mantri Yuva Karyaprashikshan Yojana's skill development scheme was presented in the state budget recently by finance minister Ajit Pawar, Shinde's announcement on Wednesday meant it has now been tweaked. For instance, students who had cleared class 12 or HSC or those with diplomas were not eligible for the stipend in the budget, however, now they will also be eligible.
A government resolution issued by the state government said that unemployed youths would be able to get job training in the industrial, non-industrial, government and semi-government establishments under the scheme and while they are being trained these youths will get a stipend between ₹6,000 to ₹10,000 per month from the government.
A state government official explained that this was not a «freebie» and that instead of the companies paying the youths for six months, the state would be paying them. After a period of six
