Various Skill Development Schemes for Minorities

Introduction

GOI has introduced a slew of training programs to promote the village and cottage industries on a large scale. Some of the important village/cottage based skill development programs include

Project Handloom

Project handloom was established to promote handloom and domestic industries
Highlights less use of electricity
More focus on incentive schemes
Niche market-based scheme
NIFT to conduct R & D in handloom sector
Estimated to create employment of over than 43 lakh
Collaborating weavers with designers
Reducing unfair trade practices
Adoption of conventional techniques

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission includes skill development and economic developmental activities
The mode of delivery preferred would be through PPP
Funds shared on PPP basis
Aims to protect rural habitat
Mitigates the challenges of rural migration and
Hyper-urbanization
Trains the rural youth on self-employable skills

USTTAD

USSTAD scheme aims at upgrading the skills in crafts and arts for development
The scheme is targeted only for minority communities
The scheme is implemented by ministry of minority affairs
The scheme envisages to preserve the traditional and ancestral crafts and arts
Craftsmen are trained on these traditional skills
Skill training is offered to artisans, weavers and craftsmen from minority communities
The training is only for people already practising in the field or craftsmen
No fresher training is offered in the scheme

NAI MANZIL SCHEME

The scheme is implemented by ministry of minority affairs
The main objective of the scheme is to generate employment to youth and extend loans for starting up new businesses
All school drop outs and Madarasa students are eligible for training under this scheme
Scheme covers people in the age group of 17 to 35 from all minority communities
Bridge courses are provided to the trainees to get 10th and 12th certification on distance mode
Trade basis skill training is also provided to the beneficiaries
The training mainly covers courses in four main sectors including engineering, manufacturing, soft skills and services
Avenues are open to continuing or pursue higher education and create employment opportunities in the formal sector

Conclusion

These skill-based training programs are aimed at the uplift of the minority community youth
The youth from minority communities will get into the formal sector through these skill training schemes
GOI has introduced these scheme with a long-term goal of engaging minority youth in formal sector and creating an aversion among the youth to pursue terrorism or other illegal activities
These schemes are considered vital from social perspective and creates employment opportunities for minority students
Schemes like USTTAD aim to revive the traditional crafts and arts practised in the ancient Mughal rule
In this manner, these skill training programs help to protect the ancient and traditional culture and heritage of India
Overall, the above skill training programs help the rural youth to find new employment avenues in traditional ancient crafts, arts, trade, manufacturing and entrepreneurship

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