Haryana State PCS

• 16 Jul 2024

IT Saksham Yuva Scheme

Why in News?

Recently, The Haryana government has introduced the IT Saksham Yuva Scheme 2024 to boost youth empowerment and employment. The scheme aims to provide jobs to 5,000 youth in its first phase.

Key Points

• The scheme is part of the broader 'Mission 60,000'. It was announced during the 2024-25 budget speech and aims to employ at least 60,000 young individuals from poor families.
• Under this scheme, graduate and postgraduate applicants with IT backgrounds will undertake the Haryana IT Programme, a specially designed short-term course lasting a minimum of three months.
  • Participants in the IT Saksham Yuva Scheme will receive a monthly remuneration of Rs 20,000 for the first six months, which will then increase to Rs 25,000 from the seventh month onwards, provided by the employing entities.
  • If an 'IT Saksham Yuva' is unable to secure deployment, the government will provide an unemployment allowance of Rs 10,000 per month.
• The primary training agencies for this scheme are the Haryana State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd (HARTRON), Haryana Knowledge Corporation Ltd (HKCL), and Shri Vishwakarma Skill University (SVSU).
  • As the state university, SVSU will issue completion certificates to candidates according to the norms established by the Haryana Skill Development Mission (HSDM).

Haryana Skill Development Mission (HSDM)

• It was established in May 2015 by the State Government.
• Its aim is to empower youth to take part in the economic and all around growth of Haryana and India.
• It is a single point of contact within the Government to formulate and steer skill development schemes across the Department.
• HSDM acts as an integrated mission which combines the efforts of various State Departments in achieving the skill development target of the State.